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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
About Friendship
“I am not really good in expressing myself to my friends
although I am very talkative.”
http://nicleaw.blogspot.com/2009/06/friends.html
This phrase is taken from a friend, Nicole’s blog entitled "friends are our treasures on earth". What is sociable? Will a sociable person able to have many friends? Most of all, sociable person=friendly person? We can be a very talkative person but not good in expressing ourselves? Is that even possible?
Biblely, treasures on earth means something that can rot and won’t be there forever. When we refer to something as earthly, we are referring it as a material or simply a visible subject. We may have many friends, but are they really close to us? We may know many people’s name but do we know about their family? Many people like to be sociable and mix with the society. Some had succeeded, some may not and some might still struggle to do so. Whether we succeed or not, being sociable and making friends are different. Even if we are a sociable person, we will still have the longing to really “know” a person. Making friends is not just about trust and friendship. It is about loving, willing to tear down our mask and show our true colour, willing to accept each other weaknesses, willing to silence whenever necessary. A quality time with friends can be very conversational or very silent. Y? It is because speech is not the only way to express love or philia in Greek.
Love your friends (neighbour) with all your heart and soul (2nd commandment),
Tam, Alex
although I am very talkative.”
http://nicleaw.blogspot.com/2009/06/friends.html
This phrase is taken from a friend, Nicole’s blog entitled "friends are our treasures on earth". What is sociable? Will a sociable person able to have many friends? Most of all, sociable person=friendly person? We can be a very talkative person but not good in expressing ourselves? Is that even possible?
Biblely, treasures on earth means something that can rot and won’t be there forever. When we refer to something as earthly, we are referring it as a material or simply a visible subject. We may have many friends, but are they really close to us? We may know many people’s name but do we know about their family? Many people like to be sociable and mix with the society. Some had succeeded, some may not and some might still struggle to do so. Whether we succeed or not, being sociable and making friends are different. Even if we are a sociable person, we will still have the longing to really “know” a person. Making friends is not just about trust and friendship. It is about loving, willing to tear down our mask and show our true colour, willing to accept each other weaknesses, willing to silence whenever necessary. A quality time with friends can be very conversational or very silent. Y? It is because speech is not the only way to express love or philia in Greek.
Love your friends (neighbour) with all your heart and soul (2nd commandment),
Tam, Alex
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