Yes, this sounds like an odd topic and could almost elicit a chuckle if taken from a stereotypical point of view. "I don't need any friends because I'm friends with myself!"
Well, that's not exactly what this is about. Though humorous, this is a deeper thought. A self evaluation if you will. We all have acquaintences. People you meet in passing and may see day to day but don't really know. They're ok, right? You don't really have to deal with their problems and they don't have to deal with yours. Instead it's more of a shared existence by association.
Friends are on a different level. They are more then just accidents if you will. Though sure, we meet them often accidentally, after the meeting, we actively seek the individuals out. We create bonds with them, share with them, get in trouble with them, get angry with them and forgive them. Now that we have the basis out of the way, I pose you this question.
Would you, honestly, be your own friend? Think of yourself the way another would percieve you. From first meeting, to the level of acquaintance, to the actual depth of friendship. Would you actively seek yourself out?
Edit - Preferably post and say why as well. A self evaluation isn't much use with out the reason why you come to the conclusion you do.
Edit[sup]2[/sup] - To clear up some confusion. The individual is "like" yourself. As if you are meeting yourself from another person's perspective for the first time and have no previous knowledge of yourself.
Well, that's not exactly what this is about. Though humorous, this is a deeper thought. A self evaluation if you will. We all have acquaintences. People you meet in passing and may see day to day but don't really know. They're ok, right? You don't really have to deal with their problems and they don't have to deal with yours. Instead it's more of a shared existence by association.
Friends are on a different level. They are more then just accidents if you will. Though sure, we meet them often accidentally, after the meeting, we actively seek the individuals out. We create bonds with them, share with them, get in trouble with them, get angry with them and forgive them. Now that we have the basis out of the way, I pose you this question.
Would you, honestly, be your own friend? Think of yourself the way another would percieve you. From first meeting, to the level of acquaintance, to the actual depth of friendship. Would you actively seek yourself out?
Edit - Preferably post and say why as well. A self evaluation isn't much use with out the reason why you come to the conclusion you do.
Edit[sup]2[/sup] - To clear up some confusion. The individual is "like" yourself. As if you are meeting yourself from another person's perspective for the first time and have no previous knowledge of yourself.
