Does friendship help us be more human? In what ways exactly?

I decided to take a course in EDX called Theo Humanism provided by EDX through Georgetown University. I wanted to share some questions

Does friendship help us be more human? In what ways exactly?

On the basis of your experience, what would you say is the purpose of friendship? 

Does friendship help us be more human? Friendship is a beautiful need, it enhances our heart to grow, to expand knowledge in and through our heart, growth to understand humans in whole and by this I mean compassion, even though…in the growth of a friendship there is many spirits that are confronted. By spirits I mean anger, pride, misunderstanding, jelousy and other situations, placed so that we may learn truthfulness and love as is. In Britannica Online, it is defined as a “a state of enduring affection, esteem, intimacy, and trust between two people. In all cultures, friendships are important relationships throughout a person’s life span.” In what ways exactly? I have been very 

 to have friends in different countries, such an immense learning as what was said in the video. People are raised in different environment, have different beliefs, they have gone through certain circumstances. As an example, The dutch are extraordinary people, the behavior pattern is extraordinary which means plain and simple they are honest and direct…they like you or not, as they do, you are incorporated to a beginning of truly beautiful friendship. Yet, you also have to tae in consideration what they lived and how they were confronted in their lives. This means a war, that was later reconciled but still has the middle situation of trust. I believe it is the why of their directness and makes them special. South America is more a cozy and loving environment to begin with as everybody is your friend. My childhood started in United States and continued in Ecuador. South America, or where I was is the Equator therefor lot of love, hugging, more motherly and fatherly love, this means they embrace everything no matter who you are or where you are from yet, the difference is the directness varies and it is a circle to escalate to reach the heart in a truthful, sincere manner. This varies per country, then again you have to take in consideration the environment that some countries have, that is having all at their hands, speaking on a survival basis. The U.S. was a different experience I have my group of friends from high school which some moved on, but it is a special relationship, a bond that is filled with happiness, joy of just enjoying the moment even though we are dispersed in different cities we find a way to gather and maintains laughter, sharing moments and lift each other in many ways. 

In what ways exactly friendship help us be more human? It humanizes the human character . This means by humanizing, and defined in Cambridge Online “to show that someone has the qualities, weaknesses, etc. that are typical of a human, in a way that makes you more likely to feel sympathy for them”. In my heart, I believe that God places people in our life with a purpose, people who I define as Angels. At times these angels come to meet their and our needs, it ends in many ways some stay and some go. Through the time you meet there are layers that are built, trust, sharing stories, growth, challenging inner strength, aspirations and actions through out that build a beautiful harmonious friendship. It builds your friend and you internally on what we are placed to face, good or bad, sad or happy, it is an extending hand of compassion and love for each other. When we humanize others and ourselves, just actions towards them appear to us as simply the right thing to do in righteous way.

On the basis of your experience, what would you say is the purpose of friendship? I would say to love one another in the good or the bad, no conditions but simply love. In my life I have had many friend that I consider my angels, as they have gone way beyond unconditionality. The purpose is growth, growth in our soul placed by God with a purpose of spiritual learning, as every soul is uniquely and tailored made.

Berger, Lauren , Furman, Wyndol and Hohmann, Lisa. “friendship”. Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Jan. 2017, https://www.britannica.com/topic/friendship. Accessed 12 August 2023.

Humanizing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press

Encourage the humanization of others

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