Amizade, amizade, falsidade à parte /Friendship, friendship, falsehood apart
(Artigo reeditado, publicado originalmente em 12 de outubro de 2021)
A genuína amizade não se traduz pelo número de amigos, mas pela qualidade e equilíbrio da satisfação mútua de suas necessidades. Haja visto também que as relações humanas sadias e verdadeiras não são perfeitas, mas passíveis do confronto natural entre virtudes, defeitos e contradições. Todavia, não existe amizade onde só um entra com as vantagens, enquanto o outro se incube sozinho de todos os esforços para mantê-la. Isso mais parece extorsão.
Quem ama a verdade, ama o amigo. Perto do final de sua missão na Terra, Jesus disse aos discípulos: “Vós sois meus amigos, se praticais o que Eu vos mando ... Eu vos tenho chamado amigos, pois tudo o que ouvi de meu Pai Eu compartilhei convosco”(Jo 15: 14 e 15). É importante salientar que a postura do Senhor era de um verdadeiro amigo para com todos os seus seguidores, independente do que viesse a acontecer.
Pouco depois daquela conversa de Jesus com os discípulos, Judas Iscariotes, que estava entre eles, o entregou para ser preso. “E logo, aproximando-se de Jesus, disse: Eu te saúdo, Rabi; e beijou-o. Jesus, porém, lhe disse: Amigo, a que vieste? Então, aproximando-se eles, lançaram mão de Jesus, e o prenderam”(Mt 26: 49 e 50). Infelizmente, ou felizmente, para que se conheça as pessoas em quem se possa confiar de fato, os falsos amigos precisam ser revelados.
Ter poucos amigos muitas vezes não é demérito para ninguém; muito pelo contrário, é o preço alto que pagamos por não prescindir de uma verdadeira amizade, quando já reconhecemos a amizade de nossos pais como incondicional, além da segurança que Cristo nos concede, no âmago de nossa fé. Quão bom se entendemos isso, sem que precisemos passar antes pela dor do infortúnio. De qualquer forma, o verdadeiro amigo nunca nos abandona
Em memória de
Virgílio Sales do Santos,
meu filho.
(29/01/1984 - 01/05/2006)
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Friendship, friendship, falsehood apart
(Re-edited article, originally published October 12, 2021)
Friendship for me is not something to label, but to be subjective. It resides, at the very least, between two people who love and respect each other, through the intersection of actions and feelings, regardless of the nature, degree and category of intimacy. Be it in the relationship of marriage, family, school, work, neighborhood, or in the anonymity of Social Networks, it should be noted that friendship should not be confused with pure fun, because it can often end in disappointment. It is not necessarily marked by an insistent coexistence, but by heroic attitudes.
A friend is not a contact, or a trunk of convenience. On the contrary, sometimes friendship involves renunciation, understanding the moment when the other needs help, and the problem that one faces is reason enough for the two to unite in the purpose of overcoming it. And the right thing in a relationship is not always to say yes, because the truth should never be denied, because it's healthy, even if it hurts.
Genuine friendship is not translated by the number of friends, but by the quality and balance of mutual satisfaction of their needs. It should also be seen that healthy and true human relationships are not perfect, but subject to a natural confrontation between virtues, defects and contradictions. However, there is no friendship where only one enters with the advantages, while the other takes care of all efforts to maintain it. This looks more like extortion.
Who loves the truth, loves the friend. Toward the end of his mission on earth, Jesus told his disciples: “You are my friends, if you do what I command you... I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have shared with you” (John 15:14 and 15). It is important to emphasize that the posture of the Lord was that of a true friend to all his followers, regardless of what happened.
Shortly after Jesus' conversation with the disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was among them, handed him over to be arrested. “And immediately, approaching Jesus, he said, I salute you, Rabbi; and kissed him. But Jesus said to him, Friend, what have you come to? Then, when they approached, they seized Jesus and arrested him” (Matt 26:49 and 50). Unfortunately, or fortunately, in order to know people you can really trust, false friends need to be revealed.
Having few friends is often no demerit for anyone; on the contrary, it is the price we pay for not giving up on a true friendship, when we already recognize the friendship of our parents as unconditional in nature, beyond the security that Christ gives us, at the heart of our faith. How good if we understand this, without having to go through the pain of misfortune first. Anyway, true friends will never leave us. Anyway, a true friend never leaves us.
In memory of
Virgilio Sales dos Santos,
my son.
(01/29/1984 - 05/01/2006)

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