Well said at the beginning and love the meme, I also appreciated most of the quotes as well, some I disagreed with a lil bit. Recently I learned the etymology of friend is connected to the word "free" which is believed to partly mean "to love".. So I think it's entirely possible to be friends with someone and to love them even if they don't reciprocate it, however.. If they don't reciprocate then they probably shouldn't try to call themselves a friend of yours(Unless of course they are just too busy and have spread themselves too thin or something like that). Great post bud! :) Always enjoy your stuff when I read it. Cheers.
I am always very pleased to hear that people enjoyed my posts. :-)
I think if people do not reciprocate, then it is quite pointless to be friends. The whole idea of being friends is that you spend time together, you talk, you look out for each other. No point in having a friend who can't be there for you - for whatever reason.
Sure, you can still love him and consider him a friend, if you want to. :-)
Agreed. Though I think that we should be friends with people just because we love them, rather than because of what they can do for us. At least ideally! I know it's not always that easy and doesn't always work out that way, but it'd be nice to strive towards loving for the sake of love and not just cause of what we get out of it.
I whole heartedly agree with you. I am quite hesitant to ask my friends for help, or favours. Wouldn't dream of inconveniencing my friends. I guess what I meant by 'reciprocate' was that friendship is a two-way thing. If your 'friend' do not accept your friendship, then he is not a friend is he? Sure, you can still love him for who he is, but he is not your friend.
In regards to a friend no reciprocating meaning they are not friend I think it depends and I would have used to agree with you more but recently I looked up the etymology of the word friend which is connected to "free" and also to "love".. So even if someone doesn't reciprocate you loving them still means they are a friend in my opinion, even if they aren't friendly back towards you. And true love is giving them that "freedom" to not reciprocate. So the way I say it these days is.. I'm a friend to all.. Everyone is my friend even if they aren't friendly back to me. Because I love everyone, and it doesn't matter if they reciprocate or not.. I still love them, thus they are my friends.
I think you are talking about Compassionate love. :-) A compassion towards all beings and living things. I can relate to that. :-)