Friendship

Friendship

These past two readings have taught me a lot about the friendships that I have and it has made me classify them into different groups. I have started to realize which of my “friends” are more of “associates or acquaintances” and which of the few friendships I have that I’ve put more effort in to without even realizing it. It has helped me to not use the word “friend” so freely because what comes in a friendship is often taken for granted or used in the wrong sense. It is important to have friends that really put effort into you and that you put effort into because the outcome is where virtue comes into play and then you carry over that virtue or beauty on others which inspires them and so forth. I have never really thought about there being “3 types of friendship before” but it really reigns true. It is interesting how one would never notice but a friendship is in existence because it is for pleasure, or for being useful, and the last is when two people wish the good for each other without any lesser motive. There is only one type of friendship (which is the 3^rd type of friendship) that isn’t fleeting or that isn’t dissolved easily and those end up being the friendships that are the most impactful and lasting on one’s life. It is interesting to ponder how a person’s friends impact the way one acts upon virtue and how they seek truth and beauty. In my case, as a devout Christian, it is important to surround myself with devout Christians who inspire my walk with God. The truth that I seek is with God and so it is important to me to have close friends that seek spiritual virtue and keep me accountable to do the same.