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Friendship (Philia)

“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” — Albert Camus Friendship Like Love is still something I'm trying to figure out. What is a Friend? How can I be a Friend? Growing up asking these questions, I can’t really say I had a ton of close friends, I knew a lot of people but never really consider very many of them, my close friends. Friendship has always meant a lot more to me than just someone you hang out with. I think it's deeper than just someone you see every day. Aristotle talked about 3 different types of friendship one can have, Let's take a look at those.  1 .The first is friendship based on utility, where both people derive some benefit from each other. Aristotle describes a friendship of utility as shallow, “easily dissolved” or for the old. He views them as such because this type of friendship is easily broken and based on something that is brought to the relationship b

Never Stop

What is it "LOVE" ? I'm still trying to figure out exactly what and how to explain it. I'm not sure it is a "something." Is it more than a feeling, or emotion? Is it necessary? I'm sure you've heard this "God is Love." I believe that's true, but what does that mean? How can that be? Is that just something to make people feel good? We use the word love for just about everything nowadays, and surely we don't Love chick fill a the same way we love our friends, parents, siblings.  Let's start by looking at the word love, in the English language we only have one word for "Love" why is that? If Love is so important then why don't we have a better way of saying it? Let's look at the different kinds of love one could have. The Greeks had six different words for love: 1. Eros, or passion. This one is often related to a sexual kind of passion. I personally don't think it has to be related to sex because you

Seeing clearly.

So I Was Thinking... About 3 months ago I had been noticing in class that I couldn't see the whiteboard as clearly anymore. So I finally made eye doctor appointment and got my eyes checked. Turns out I needed glasses. So I thought, cool now I see things a little better! Once I got them, however, I could see things a lot better! It is so amazing to see just how much I couldn't see before! Everything is clear and sharp. So I started wearing them a lot, in class when I was driving, at mass. After 2 weeks of wearing them I notice I was doing something in math class with them, I kept having to put them on. I couldn't figure out why I didn't have them on already. It was because I didn't want to see clearly in math class, I hate math, so taking off the classics allowed me to take a break. I didn't want to see the board, I didn't want to see what was in front of mine. So maybe you are wondering what the heck this has to do with anything? "Duncan why

Start Wanting what he wants.

This week I've been doing a lot of thinking. I've been thinking about the future and dwelling in the past. The school is almost over for this school year that makes me excited! but it also means I have to start planning. I like to plan things, but I don't like to think about my future because of it so unsure. "What do I want to do with my life?" That's the question most people ask, that's is the question I've asked. I know the answer. I want to become a Catholic priest! There is NOTHING in the world that I want more than that. But in doing a lot of thinking... I asked what do I want. "I" That is not the question I/We should be asking. This can be a hard question to ask, But "What does he want?" by he I mean God, that is what we should be asking. In asking this, I have come to realize that God may not want me to become a Catholic Priest. Now like I said there nothing else I'd rather do. It has been a hard thing to realize. Bu

Fulfillment

So I've been thinking a lot.. if you know me at all that's not always a good thing because when I start I don't stop. but lately, I've been thinking about "fulfillment" what is it? can we ever get it? Fulfillment is when we are full, we have reached our purpose. For me when I was younger probably 13/14 all I wanted to do was become a lifeguard for the neighborhood, That is it. That is all I was living for, I could not wait for the day I turned 15 and I could become a lifeguard. Now I've always had a pretty good Faith life, and heaven has always been the goal. But being a lifeguard was a pretty close second. I'm not really sure why... I think I thought it would make me cool and people would like me. I thought it would make me happy, and maybe I thought it would fulfill me. well, it didn't... it did give temporary satisfaction. It was so much fun! seeing "friends" all the time getting paid to hang at the pool was awesome! Then summ