tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586986988878607570.post6224594751462713917..comments2023-10-21T19:04:28.082+08:00Comments on STEEST: The enemy of my enemy is my friend!SFGEMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919119004910187095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586986988878607570.post-71710213711842162842010-04-09T17:17:20.189+08:002010-04-09T17:17:20.189+08:00Johan, I think that the friend of my enemy is usua...Johan, I think that the friend of my enemy is usually sympathetic of my enemy and that creates a natural block for a normal friendship to emerge. Not impossible though but highly unlikely.<br /><br />Having said that, I have made friends from unseemly and unexpected places which turned out to be wonderful and fulfilling relationships.<br /><br />I enjoyed those posts by you and it was a treat to read it. :)SFGEMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919119004910187095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586986988878607570.post-31734725156875519172010-04-09T15:48:13.631+08:002010-04-09T15:48:13.631+08:00If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then could ...If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then could the friend of my enemy be also my enemy? Facebook seems to believe so. When you sign up, it'll ask if you'd like to befriend your friend's friends. I guess this is how people end up with 5,897 "friends" on facebook without ever having known a single one, or even wanting to know each one individually.<br /><br />I find the enemy of my enemy thing a rather presumptuous way of relating to people which can only leave one poorer than enriched. If one has bad social skills or a psychological problem, he can turn an absolute angel of a person into an enemy. By letting others prejudge other people for us, we only stand to lose what could turn out to be the friendship of a lifetime. <br /><br />Btw thanks for visiting my blog and leaving comments. Really appreciate it. :-)Johan Hhttp://paperwrapper.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586986988878607570.post-43652172573752080392010-04-03T20:04:24.289+08:002010-04-03T20:04:24.289+08:00Pat, I was wondering what you thought about this. ...Pat, I was wondering what you thought about this. So I really appreciate your comment. In fact, you are clearly instrumental in my wanting to continue blogging.<br /><br />Friendships are surely so precious and people take it lightly. <br /><br />I think we sometimes forget the right reasons for friendship. Well, sometimes there are just no explanations for why friendships happen, but to initiate a friendship for the wrong reasons, well, that's just wrong.<br /><br />I can't really remember courting anyone of late because we had a mutual dislike of someone. However, when I was younger and still insecure, I did find comfort from sourcing out those that shared my dislike of a certain person. Now that I'm older and wiser, I'm over that. LOL<br /><br />Thank you, Pat! For the friendship, for the input on my blog, for just being there, for just expecting nothing and always ever present in my mind ... :)SFGEMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919119004910187095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586986988878607570.post-7946534242381728182010-04-03T18:03:13.471+08:002010-04-03T18:03:13.471+08:00I found this interesting - for the simple reason t...I found this interesting - for the simple reason that it made me sit back with steeple-d fingers, and think about my friends, and how I went about be-friending them!<br /><br />I don't think I went out there and actively courted an enemy of an enemy, though. In fact, I'm hard put to come up with the name of an enemy! Hahahah!<br /><br />But I must admit, there are people I dislike, and whom I'd give a wide berth to, given half the chance! <br /><br />My friendships are precious to me. Especially now, when I can truly call so few <i>real</i> friends.<br /><br />And I couldn't agree more with you: we need to be friends for the right reasons. If not, the friendship will fade - as there will be nothing to bond one to the other.<br /><br />A great read, here, Lita. I'll now make like Pooh, and do a little think on it :)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795820209657289652noreply@blogger.com