Monday, January 1, 2007

honda civic ride

Aristotles' taxonomy begins with the premise that there are three main reasons why one person might like someone else. (The verb, “philein,” which is cognate to the noun “philia,” can sometimes be translated “like” or even “love”—though in other cases philia involves very little in the way of feeling.) One might like someone because he is good, or because he is useful, or because he is pleasant. And so there are three bases for friendships, depending on which of these qualities binds friends together. When two individuals recognize that the other person is someone of good character, and they spend time with each other, engaged in activities that exercise their virtues, then they form one kind of friendship. If they are equally virtuous, their friendship is perfect. If, however, there is a large gap in their moral development, then although their relationship may be based on the other person's good character, it will be imperfect precisely because of their inequality...

In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the blue crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.

In elementary school your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the restroom with you; held your hand as you walked through the scary halls; helped you stand up to the class bully; shared their snacks with you when you forgot yours; knew who you had a crush on and never understood why.
In high school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy their mathematics homework; went to that "cool" party with you so you wouldn't wind up being the only freshie there; convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded; consoled you when you broke up with your girlfriend; found you a date to the prom or went to the prom with you (both without dates hehehe); helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that university; helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time letting you go.

On the threshold of adulthood your idea of a good friend was the person who was there when you just couldn't deal with your parents; assured you that you and your girlfriend were back together after some relationship problems; assured you could make it through anything and just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes.

Now, my idea of a good friend is the person who gives you the better of the two choices, hold your hand when you're scared, helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps you deal with pressure from others, smiles for you when they are sad, helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you!
Para sa'yo, thank you for being a friend.

No matter where we go or who we become, i will never forget you, who helped me organize myself, my work, and maximize my potentials to get there...

Maraming salamat sa honda civic ride...

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