Adam John

I have a few thoughts now and again, i like living at the moment, and i wanna chase after life for all its worth.This next bit is a reflection of some writings about friendship and is understandable if read aloud.After getting over the style of writing that was adopted in the exert, I began to interact with what the writer was saying. I found that I as read I agreed whole heartedly. The essence of there writings was speaking directly to my inner self. I found the text weaving its way into my inner thoughts. The first opening paragraph evoked a deep yearning within me that wanted a friend of the closeness that I could “entrust all the secrets of my heart” and “place all my plans before”. These ideas of a spiritual friendship provoked a desire to find a friend with whom I may confide/share the secrets of faith with. The exert then moves into a healthy friendship and how that can be so supportive of one another. The two become one in “their pains that they carry for each other.” It really shows how friendship can become a spiritual friendship. An example of this is the compassion we feel when we see someone hurting, especially a friend, can be deeper than our own troubles or pains. As I explored these thoughts I wondered where this feeling of compassion came from. I know it is not the mind because it’s not logical or problem solving, although is has physical effects (i.e. crying). Its not from the body because its not just a function. I would suggest that these feelings come from the spiritual inner being, and so compassion for one another is fragile and if touched results in tears. The exert went on to say true friendship is pure and perfect when played out in daily life and goes on to state that “friendship is a stage bordering upon that perfection which consists in love and knowledge of God.” Which intrigued me, I know that relationships/friendships are of value to the Kingdom of God, but he really put it in context. That is value we should place on knowing a person. Whilst reading I smiled a lot with a tearful eye, I recognized his thoughts in my feelings, and as I said before, I now desired a friendship, pure and innocent friendship, that was a reflection of God.