Tuesday, December 28, 2010

something I thought about...

Friendship requires a great waste of time and idleness.

"Are you feeling okay? [regarding the previous posting]"
Of course! No sudden burst of misanthropy or pessimism here :)


I interpreted the word "waste" as a very impersonal and stringently objective point of view. Subjectively, what's special about a sincere friendship is that our deeper heart wills to deplete valuable resources, and we never feel like it's a "waste" because it is highly enjoyable. Without any meanings attached to it, it's a "usage" anyhow.

I got this quote from a very compassionate and extroverted friend of mine. At first, I was surprised and a bit repelled by the wordings, but the overall realization is not pessimistic or cynical at all. (That friend was actively wasting time with me at the moment too!)

3 comments:

  1. yes i agree. In true friendship, what others might say its a waste of time, to them its a time well spent for their friend.

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  2. i miss baking the apple pie for YOU :(

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