Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Master's Reading and Writing, What is Friendship? Model Definition Essay

 By Nate Feldman

What is Friendship? : A Definition Essay

            There are many things in life that are essential for our well-being.  These things, which can come in any order, include job security, financial well-being, and safety.  Another thing that is often necessary for our quality of life is having friendship.  This is something that people are often searching for, but what exactly do we mean by this?

            According to the dictionary, friendship is a relationship where there is trust and intimacy, or closeness, between two individuals.  That definition has some problems, however.  You can have trust and closeness with many people without having a true friendship with them.  For example, we have closeness and trust between teachers and students.  But, are teachers really the same as friends.  Some teachers say they are friends, but there is a difference.  The teachers closeness and trust is part of a professional commitment.  Friendship, however, is not only a profession.  It is also a close bond we have with another person.

Some people would say that friendship are the people you like.  If you like someone, and they like you too, then you are friends.  But, is that accurate?  We like some people at work, or we like some classmates, but they aren’t necessarily friends.  We like our relatives, but we don’t really call them friends either.  We like and admire other people in our lives, such as teachers, or the nice waiter at the restaurant who has a good conversation with you.  But, they are not necessarily our friends.

Friendship refers to people who you like and trust, and they like and trust you, and your relationship goes beyond the normal boundaries of a typical relationship.  Whatever your culture’s rules for having a relationship with someone is, you do more for that person than you do for other people.  And they do more for you than for others.  That is a true friendship.

 


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