tl;dr/ you should probably take friendship more seriously
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Friendship, as a concept and a reality, has always meant a lot to me. The act of actively choosing people we want to have in our lives, as opposed to having people thrust upon us by blood or marriage, is a uniquely special and treasured facet of human society. But in a modern world of low-maintenance friendships and increased social isolationism, it’s curious to think how the nature of friendship, and how it has been thought about, has been considered by those who came before us.
It may surprise you how sincerely and deeply foundational friendships have been revered.
“Friendship, Aristotle says, is ‘one of the most indispensable requirements of life’: to flourish in this life, we must have excellent friends.”
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