I have many friends,I am, what people would call a social butterfly. But of all of my friends, there are few of which are not what I would call 'Friendships of Action or Place'. That is, friendships which would exist without one linking activity, or place such as music, or school. Thus, if I were to stop playing music, stop going to school and stop writing, I would have a marked decrease in friends. However, the friends I have that are friends purely due to a love of character, that would continue thriving if common hobbies were removed (though the hobbies make up who the person is, so that is a bad example) we would remain friends. Therefore, I do not simple love the characteristics of the person, but that person as themselves, their moods, and their hobbies and their desires and aspirations, I love the person as the person, and I am friends with them because of that. But there are some people who as you first converse with going over those initial why's and wherefore's that just 'click' per se. I have been lucky enough to meet two of these people. And though I'm rather positive that it would be marvelous for there to be some grand reason behind this, I am of the opinion that it is nothing more or less than "You can understand the way I see the world, not because I can explain my innermost self to you, but because you can see the world though my eyes, as it is the way you see the world" this feeling, though rather indescribable feeling, I think, is the key to love. To know someone completely in their innermost self behind the lies and fears and barriers is the ultimatum to the best form or romantic love or Platonic love. These types of people are not, naturally, free tickets to friendship and love, as with any type of relationship platonic or non-platonic, it still takes work, effort, understanding, compromise to know a person, their needs, wants, fears, desires. But ultimately, as far as I have experienced, these people help create the best types of friendships. They are the types of friendships where you hear "I know who you are, I understand why you think what you do, I know you are exactly yourself and I love you".
At least, as far as I know.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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