In this fast-paced and hi-tech broken world, where we make friends with hidden agendas, such as for money, loneliness, sex or even power advancement, can we ever just be platonic friends?
Can we truly give and love other people without expectations? The answer I believe will be a yes and a no. An ambiguous answer.
When we have no reason to be friends with people, the truth is that we just do not become friends with them, let alone develop platonic friendships. The answer tilts to a no.
The idea is just like during school days, we only make friends with people that matter, and not the whole school simply because we have no reason to do so.
The conflict lies here, although we make friends with our own agendas in our mind, during the process of the friendship we can make it a point to serve them without expecting returns. In other words, It is possible to form a platonic relationship, if we truly build the relationship without expecting our agendas to be fulfilled.
The heart of this question, should be whether are we adding value to people or taking value away from them . Because if we are truly adding value to people with good intentions for their higher good, whether is the friendship platonic or not, does it really truly matter?
I will leave you all with this question, and feel free to leave comments or personal messages to me, to share with me your thoughts about this.
Regards,
Stanley Kan
