How to Argue That Friendship Is the Highest Form of Love
An argument that friendship is the highest form of love may be met with all sorts of conflict, arguments and disagreement. Several people may say that there are other forms of love that are stronger, deeper and more complex, trying to tell you that your viewpoint is flawed. However, if you personally believe that friendship is the highest form of love, there are a few ways to argue this point and expand on your perspective in a detailed, thorough and convincing way.
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Explain that friendship is innocent. You could say that friendship is the highest form of love because it is innocent, with no sexual relations to complicate it or family bonds to make it an obligation. While familial love can be true and deep, people do not choose the family they are born into and the relationship is permanent. Furthermore, a love relationship may be tainted by extraneous motives, including the desire for financial security, social status and/or marriage.
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Point out that friendships need not be mutually exclusive. Friendships are often between two people, but if two friends are hanging out with each other, another person joining in is often acceptable and welcomed. However, two people in an exclusive romantic relationship often do not have room for another person. Issues of jealousy, questions of motives and feelings of insecurity are often issues.
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Explore the point that friendship is unselfish. Friendship in its truest form is unselfish because there is not much to gain from a friendship unless a person gives to it as well. The nature of friendships consists of two people each giving a little bit of their heart, thoughts and desires to the other person. It is an equal playing field between people who desire basically the same thing and have found it in fellowship with another human.
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