Hello Friend!
Posted: Tuesday, June 01, 2010
by David Tanguay
"You can make more friends in two minutes by being interested in them than you can in two weeks by trying to get them interested in you." Dale Carnegie
Friendship is a very important aspect of our lives for we are born not to ourselves but to the world outside and within our sphere. To befriend our fellow man is the goal of all human beings. We must not be afraid to befriend someone we meet in our daily lives for a friend is also our sibling when we look at them in a biological sense.
We would have less violence in the world if we would learn to love our neighbor we may have different views on world affairs however all and all we are equal in our physical make up. Why can we not see our enemy as a friend?
The following excerpt taken from wikipedia encyclopedia
Types of friendships
Some examples are as follows:
''Best friend'' (or ''close friend''): a person(s) with whom someone shares extremely strong interpersonal ties with as a friend.
' 'Acquaintance'' a friend, but sharing of emotional ties isn't present. An example would be a coworker with whom you enjoy eating lunch or having coffee, but would not look to for emotional support.
"Mate'' In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, bloke (s) often refer to each other as "mates' for example, introducing a male friend as their 'mate', or a circle of male friends as "mates" In the UK, this has begun to be taken up by women as well.
"Buddy'' In the USA, guys often refer to each other as 'buddies', for example, introducing a male friend as their 'buddy', or a circle of male friends as 'buddies'.
''Soul mate'' The name given to someone who is considered the ultimate, true, and eternal half of the other's soul, in which the two are now and forever meant to be together.
''Pen pal" people who have a relationship via postal correspondence. They may or may not have met each other in person and may share either love, friendship, or simply an acquaintance between each other.
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Top-level comments on this article: (7 total)"Sleeping with the enemy" would be the name of the specialized Sexual Peace Corps I would like to see travel the world.Eskimos bedded with Brasilians, Israelis mated with Chinese , Zulus with Swedes; when everyone looks exactly the same on Earth we shall have one less reason to murder an ' outsider'.....Please log in to respond to this comment.Well Paul, if we all were the same in our physical make-up it would be kind of boring. We need different nationalities and creeds to live by, for love doesn't look at you physical nature but through your heart and soul.Please log in to respond to this comment.Judging by your last phrase,you haven't been to too many clubs, socials or to many singles' bars!Please log in to respond to this comment.Paul, you may be a visionary, if we somehow avoid the nuclear holocaust that we appear to be approaching, sans Mr. Tanguay's beautiful remedy, a couple thousand years of cross breeding may indeed leave us all a wonderful shade of gray. We could love gray people too, couldn't we?Please log in to respond to this comment.We shall not resolve into alien creatures, naturally ; I too, like you, would rather be an alien ambassador than an alien warrior, but sustained unrelenting attacks bypass that luxury thinking........Please log in to respond to this comment.Why am I not surprised by this comment?! :)Please log in to respond to this comment.
The world would be a wonderful place if we could all tolerate each other and respect each other's needs. Thanks for the reminder.Please log in to respond to this comment.Yes Jennifer, the world would be a better place if we could all love each other.Please log in to respond to this comment.
hi david,i feel the same way.why can't we all just get along?why must their be jealousy and hatred?good article,my best,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.Well, good to hear from you Susan, you've been away for a while haven't you?Please log in to respond to this comment.
Hi David.This is a really sweet look at what friendship means and is and can do.Thanks,DiannePlease log in to respond to this comment.Thank you for commenting DiannePlease log in to respond to this comment.
Another great article David as we can expect from you. The advice is sound if only follolwed. Unfortunately we have some who go around spoiling for a fight and some who know nothing to say except ridicule and insults. Thanks for putting this before us.Please log in to respond to this comment.Yes Joel, sometimes it's hard to make friends isn't it? thanks for commentingPlease log in to respond to this comment.
A good article David. I think its a good thing to think through our friendships and know where they are on the chart you provided.Please log in to respond to this comment.Thanks for commenting CraigPlease log in to respond to this comment.
So sweet veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy well written and true to life.Please log in to respond to this comment.Again, thank you Keneta, I'm glad you liked it.Please log in to respond to this comment.
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