{"id":2047,"date":"2012-10-22T00:16:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T06:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2016-01-17T00:16:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T06:16:35","slug":"on-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxmarmer.com\/blog\/on-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"On Friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friendship is about growing together. About a give and take of knowledge and experience. About seeing eye to eye as equals. About not keeping track of who is giving and getting. Spurning transactionalism for respect of the long view. Friendship is about being honest and acknowledging what you don&#8217;t know. About having someone who can expose you to your unknown un<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">knowns. Friendship is about being thankful for finding someone who you can teach you things about the world, but more importantly about yourself. Friendship is about finding someone who will tell you what you need to hear, especially when no one else well. All the while keeping your best interest at heart. Friendship is about finding someone who you can share your deepest insecurities with. Friendship is about being thankful for finding someone who can push you to become a better man. Someone who you would trust your life with. Someone you can go to battle with in the great war of cosmic evolution. Friendship is about finding a brother who is connected in a medium far more powerful than blood, it is about finding a brother who is inextricably bonded to you with the force of spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friendship is about growing together. About a give and take of knowledge and experience. About seeing eye to eye as equals. About not keeping track of who is giving and getting. Spurning transactionalism for respect of the long view. 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