“In
friendship...we think we have chosen our peers. In reality a few years'
difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses,
the choice of one university instead of another...the accident of a topic being
raised or not raised at a first meeting--any of these chances might have kept
us apart. But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking no chances. A
secret master of ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the
disciples, "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you," can truly
say to every group of Christian friends, "Ye have not chosen one another
but I have chosen you for one another." The friendship is not a reward for
our discriminating and good taste in finding one another out. It is the
instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.”
― C.S.
Lewis, The Four Loves
"Friendship
is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather
it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
― C.S.
Lewis, The Four Loves
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