Being the “bridge between Earth and Heaven”(as literature describes it), the fact is that true friendship could never be defined using words; us humans have always shown our limits when it came to expressing what we’re feeling. Friendship is about giving without a personal purpose, doing something(or anything) for the other someone without asking or expecting anything in return. When a friend is down, the other one feels that and acts accordingly – cheering him up, visiting without a reason, or just being there. Trust, confidence – are always there in this wonderful equation named the other kind of love.
But in order to be able to have such feelings, you must first be friends with yourself; a person that can’t be friends with itself, can’t have any other friend in the whole wide world. That’s literature’s take on the subject. Quotes such as “the greatest sweetener of human life is friendship”, or others alike illustrate the special value given to friendship in both classic and modern works.
Psychologists propose many theories for explaining friendship, such as: social exchange theory, rational dialectics, equity theory, attachment styles and so on. They concluded that confidence is the most important ingredient in a friendship – this satisfies the human need to share deep secrets without being betrayed; to build this kind of trust, time is necessary, but once the rules broken – wounds don’t heal very easy, or they don’t heal at all. In the end, as we can imagine, friendship can’t really be put into theory exactly, but certain characteristics do apply.
The word “friendship” itself is even used in some political speeches, as it is a very powerful emotion modifier. People are sensitive about this word, and not at their conscious level – that’s why it’s so powerful. It was even used to define relationships between states, although this unnaturalized the meaning of it in a way.
In conclusion, one of the greatest human connection is through friendship; those who have felt it know its importance – those who have been betrayed know that unforgettable sour taste. But in the end, us humans are interconnected through this wonderful form of connection and even love tends to become a beautiful friendship in latter years.
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