So Facebook is going public, and a nice Jewish boy is poised to make a boatload of money. The price of the proposed market valuation, is $100,000,000,000 (that's $100 Billion).
With approximately 845,000,000 users, this amounts to a sum of approximately $118 and change per user!
It's worth remembering though, that the true value of "friends" is greater than any monetary amount. We can all appreciate the value of a supportive word from a dear friend at the right moment, the concern and love we receive and in turn give to those that are closest to us.
The story is told of a group of fellows that were returning home late one night from a Chasidic gathering, when they chanced upon two somewhat inebriated peasants leaving the village tavern engaged in an animated discussion about the nature of their friendship.
Ivan, turns to his friend Stefan and asks if Stefan is a true friend of his. Stefan responds, of course! we've been friends for years! So Ivan asks Stefan; Would you give me whatever I need right now? And Stefan says, I don't know until you tell me just what it is that you really require. So Ivan says to Stefan, just what kind of friend are you, that you do not know just what I am truly lacking right now!