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People become friends because they find interest in one another, they become friends in accordance with their own free wills. There is nothing that compels them to become acquainted, other than the fact that it is what they both desire. C.S. Lewis on the other hand disagrees with this view and instead believes that friendship is acquired through random circumstances that involve similar likes and dislikes. He says “Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You, too? Thought I was the only one.’” Though this may be the case sometimes it is certainly not always. For example, one may be entirely opposite to their friends but regardless of their differences the relationship can still be a prosperous and genuine …show more content…
Sympathy is a crucial element to every relationship because it allows one to relate to our friends on emotional level whether it is a positive or negative sentiment. It allows one to experience and understand our friends so they can be properly supported. Sympathy is one of the only things that allows one to overlook their shortcomings or inappropriate behavior from another. When sympathy leaves relationships the relationship usually decays into a memory, this is because the flaws that could once be ignored no longer can, often leading to strong negative emotions as a result. The absence of sympathy can be a great asset or a detrimental flaw depending on the …show more content…
Each love can be mixed and match, added all together, or even be used completely alone. In order from greatest to least it would go: charity, friendship, affection, and eros. Charity and friendship are on the bottom, this signifies that they are the strongest bases and act as the best anchors. Eros and charity are on the top because they are much more flimsy than the other two, or in other words they can and are often used inadequately. One may have little to nothing to worry about so long as charity and friendship remain at the
People become friends because they find interest in one another, they become friends in accordance with their own free wills. There is nothing that compels them to become acquainted, other than the fact that it is what they both desire. C.S. Lewis on the other hand disagrees with this view and instead believes that friendship is acquired through random circumstances that involve similar likes and dislikes. He says “Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You, too? Thought I was the only one.’” Though this may be the case sometimes it is certainly not always. For example, one may be entirely opposite to their friends but regardless of their differences the relationship can still be a prosperous and genuine …show more content…
Sympathy is a crucial element to every relationship because it allows one to relate to our friends on emotional level whether it is a positive or negative sentiment. It allows one to experience and understand our friends so they can be properly supported. Sympathy is one of the only things that allows one to overlook their shortcomings or inappropriate behavior from another. When sympathy leaves relationships the relationship usually decays into a memory, this is because the flaws that could once be ignored no longer can, often leading to strong negative emotions as a result. The absence of sympathy can be a great asset or a detrimental flaw depending on the …show more content…
Each love can be mixed and match, added all together, or even be used completely alone. In order from greatest to least it would go: charity, friendship, affection, and eros. Charity and friendship are on the bottom, this signifies that they are the strongest bases and act as the best anchors. Eros and charity are on the top because they are much more flimsy than the other two, or in other words they can and are often used inadequately. One may have little to nothing to worry about so long as charity and friendship remain at the