I think one of the reasons Barney appealed to so many of us to such a deep
degree was that there's a little bit of Barney in each of us.
We all shoot ourselves in the foot once in a while, so we're each better off
keeping a single bullet in our pocket.
Who among us does not crave praise, and have an ego that sometimes runs amok?
Who doesn't have a need to be hailed as a hero -- even though, in our moment of
danger, we were scared to death?
When we mean well, but things turn out a mess, we count on our friends to
love us anyway. Just as Barney did.
Life is full of crazy characters -- some almost as goofy as the people of
Mayberry. We get so caught-up in being the best deputy (doctor, lawyer, Indian
chief) we can be that we don't realize we're just one of the goofies. What
could be more "Barney?"
That pan of cashew fudge in front of the doctor show means the world to us
every Thursday. No matter what similar rituals may matter in our own lives,
just knowing old Barney will be curling up with Thelma Lou again this week
gives us comfort. It's the same feeling we get every time we hear The Andy
Griffith Show's opening theme.
Barney may be gone, now, from this vale of tears, but he's always watching
The Andy Griffith Show right alongside of us. He's right there with Thelma Lou
-- and that pan of cashew fudge.
R.I.P., Barney...
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