THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER...THE HAPPIER WE'LL BE

The title refers to the traditional children's song originating in the 18th or 19th centuries.* It is an easy song to learn and can be repeated over and over or you can add additional verses of your own.

The message is an easy one to convey and remember and the simple tune can be danced to by children holding hands and moving around in a circle.

As an adult, the simple truth of this song strikes me because for many years now, friends of mine meet other friends of mine and my friends become your friends, and as the song says, we are all happier for it.

Over the years, each of us establishes a circle of friends, some who came into our lives when we were young children, others throughout our formative years and also during each phase of our working and personal lives as well. 

The amazing thing with friendship is that with the passage of time, we realize, some of these people have been our companions for most of our lives and are still with us today. 

These people have been with us through all of the good times, and possibly, more importantly, through the bad times. Our friends have supported and encouraged us whatever the circumstances. Hopefully, we mutually have made each others lives happier and better.

So it is, at this time of year, when we prepare for our Christmas and other celebrations, as well as, the New Year, we take a moment to recognize and acknowledge our appreciation of the fact, that our lives are happier because of the friends, and friends of friends, who have contributed to our happiness and well being. 

Join me and take a moment to be happy and grateful to the splendid circle that makes each of our lives better...our Friends and Friends of Friends who accompany us on our journey through life.

*WIKIPEDIA REFERENCES:

The More We Get Together is a traditional British folk song and popular children's song dating to the 18th or 19th century. Like Did You Ever See a Lassie?, its tune was taken from a 1679 Viennesetune by Marx Augustin, Oh du lieber Augustin.

Lyrics[edit]

The more we get together,

together, together,

the more we get together,

the happier we shall be.

For your friends

are my friends,

and my friends

are your friends.

The more we get together,

the happier we shall be.

MY NOTE; 

You can also make two additional verses by saying THE MORE WE DANCE TOGETHER and/or THE MORE WE SING TOGETHER... 

You might possibly think up other words to add and make your own additional song verses for your children and friends..

Wikipedia also adds that: The song was used in a UK advert for Wrigley's Extra chewing gum in 2006.and that in August 2013, Subway New Zealand used the tune to advertise their Limited Time $5 Lunch Deals.