Hello, Good People of Mayberry, We all know the qualities of Barney that made him, well, human. He could be weak. He wasn't faithful to Thelma Lou. Heaven knows his pride got the better of him more times than it should have. And he may not have been the best deputy in the world no matter how much Andy tried to tell him he was. Yeah, a lot of times Barney acted like a big kid and Andy was the grown-up. But he had wonderful qualities too. He was neat. Once he was aware of another human in need, his compassion knew no bounds. (Remember, after Andy reminded him of poor, widow Olive with four children, Barney decided to let her keep the extra quarter tip, bless her heart.) He was an honest person. And he was loyal, in the emotional sense. Thelma Lou was always his true girl, Andy always his best friend. Even though Barney could be tight with Thelma Lou, he dug deep when friends were being kicked out of their homes. And, in my opinion, Barney was better than most people in admitting his faults. It did not come easy to him, but deep inside Barney knew what his weaknesses were. He could face Andy and say, "I'm sorry. I was a durn fool." Maybe, just maybe, that was his greatest strength. Anyho, that's just my thoughts for today. Love to hear yours. Laura Lee Hobbs, clerking at the Dime Store and checking out Gold Trucks "That's right. Right now you're acting like a big kid!" ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
