“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like
art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give
value to survival.”-C.S Lewis
What I like about this quote is that it’s impact-full,
but also true. Friendship, music, books, art… almost everything humans enjoy
has no survival use. A good book will not protect you, a beautiful painting can’t
feed you or heal physical wounds, but we’ve still attracted to these things.
Even though they can’t help us survive, they bring us happiness and joy. I
think that’s what life is really about. Being able to enjoy life and being surrounded
by people you love… that living. If you try to avoid anything that doesn’t have
a “use” then you’ll only end up miserable. Of course, that’s not to say you
should focus solely on things that make you happy. But being able to enjoy
things both big and small in life is what makes the difference between
surviving and living.
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