Wednesday, October 31, 2007

What kind of friend?

There's this article in today's papers that talked about friendship.

Said there are 3 kinds of friendship: (1) friendship based on utility - where we love people because they are useful, (2) friendship based on pleasure - where we love those whose company is pleasant, and (3) perfect friendship - where we love people for themselves, because we perceive them to be good.

In the words of Greek philosopher Aristotle: "Most differences arise between friends when they are not friends in the spirit in which they think they are."

Do you know your work friends from your nice friends from your good friends?

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