friendship

CS Lewis describes friendship to be the most spiritual of loves. He states that out of all the loves this is the least corrupted. To have friendship one must be centered with their friend around a common interest. He explains that when a relationship is started between a man and a woman they are looking towards each other. When a friendship is started they are side by side looking towards a common interest. This is why friendship is best carachterized by male-male relationships or female-female relationships. CS Lewis states that the friendship between a man and a woman is always compromised by the thought of being more than just a friendship unless they are extremely ugly so that there is no possibility of attraction there. This was interesting to me because I found it to be true in my life. When I become friends with a girl the possibility is always there. At times it can even make things awkward. The only time it works is when I am completely unattracted to them like Lewis comments on.
Another interesting thought mentioned in this article is that friendship is not necessary for survival. Humans must have a mate in order for us to reproduce, but friendship is not at all necessary. CS Lewis writes that friendship can be compared to the existence of this earth. God did not need it to survive but made it anyway. Friendship is not necessary but is made to make survival wortwhile.