Aristotle's Friendships
Aristotle had different ideas on what friendships really are. He said there were utility friends, who only are friendly when they want something and they know that they can get it; pleasurable friends, who are friends that only are there to get their own personal pleasure from it; and perfect friends, who are people that both get mutual benefits from the friendship.
Back in Peabody I had a best friend, he was the most caring person in my school and everybody was friends with him. Most of his friendships were the pleasurable friendships whether it was on his behalf or the others. But when we became friends we had nothing special to give each other to make it one sided or not. All we did when we were together was talk about what we wanted to do in life. After we shared our life accomplishing goals with one another we helped each other try and reach those goals. We kept each other on track of what we needed to do, what we couldn't do that would risk everything we already had going for us. I am thankful for having this friendship because he kept me looking forward to achieving my goal in life, and to not do anything to distract me from it. We both leaned on each other for support and stability against the troubles in our family or in our friends. It shocked me how it happened because we were completely different at first and had close to nothing in common. It was like we were a cat and a dog but we were able to withstand each other and their flaws.
Back in Peabody I had a best friend, he was the most caring person in my school and everybody was friends with him. Most of his friendships were the pleasurable friendships whether it was on his behalf or the others. But when we became friends we had nothing special to give each other to make it one sided or not. All we did when we were together was talk about what we wanted to do in life. After we shared our life accomplishing goals with one another we helped each other try and reach those goals. We kept each other on track of what we needed to do, what we couldn't do that would risk everything we already had going for us. I am thankful for having this friendship because he kept me looking forward to achieving my goal in life, and to not do anything to distract me from it. We both leaned on each other for support and stability against the troubles in our family or in our friends. It shocked me how it happened because we were completely different at first and had close to nothing in common. It was like we were a cat and a dog but we were able to withstand each other and their flaws.
great story and explanation as well as a really cute picture!!
ReplyDeleteI liked the connection you made between your friendship in Peabody, and one between a cat and dog.
ReplyDeleteGood story, I liked how you explained your friendship in depth, I also liked how you ended the post with the cat and dog sentence.
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