I've been told, multiple times I'm sure, that we see ourselves in the ones we keep close to us. No matter how large or small that piece of us is, it's still there. I would like to expand on this idea. I think that we not only see ourselves in those we keep close to us but also in those we try to stay as far away from as possible. We see a bit of ourselves in everyone; we're all humans after all. There's bound to be at least one thing that two human beings share in common.
From this ideology, two types of people are formed. One type of people are those who we see the parts of ourselves that we don't mind seeing. Bits and pieces that we are able to come face to face with; they don't bother us and, sometimes, we even enjoy the company so we befriend those people. Unfortunately, the reverse is also very true. The other type of people are those who we see parts of ourselves that we do not want to see. We'd rather hide in the darkness where it's warm, comforting, and dark enough to hide what we don't want to see than to face these parts of ourselves.
Once we meet these kinds of people in our lives, there are two paths in which we can take. One path is to not to create a relationship with this person. Even more, you will ignore this person in order to prevent any relationship whatsoever to form. The other path is very similar to the first. The only difference is that, in other path, no relationship was made. In this path, however, a relationship is formed. Until one of the two people start to realize that they are being constantly reminded of what they dislike about his or her self by this person, their relationship will continue. Eventually, hatred takes over. The relationship ends along with the take over of hatred. That's just how strong it can be. No matter the strength of the bond, it will end because of what we cannot accept about ourselves.
Author notes
Just something I thought of when I was thinking about something my friend told me about friendship.
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This one's nice! I quite like the theme of the essay. It is one of the basic things of our lives... Though, it'd be good to add feelings and examples to this... It'd have gotten me more engaged and involved in this essay.
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This reveals a lot about life. It's actually really true! I loved it! Great job!
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I think I understand this clearly...
I've been told many times that our friends reflect even the smallest bit about us - I think that parents are somewhat wrong when they think some friends are changing or influencing us, in fact, I think that sometimes, it just had to happen since the friends we've chosen are very much like our own.
I've grown to hate some people who are so much like me - these are the people that embody the things I do not like in myself, one way or another
Even vain people, pretty or not, DO get insecure, after all.
Thank you so much for this piece I greatly enjoyed it. ^_^
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I like how this is set up. It is well-explained and clear. You state your theory, divide it into paragraphs, and give supporting details. It's like one of those five-paragraph essays I have to do for homework a lot.
The idea here, that we avoid people who don't show us what we want to see in ourselves, can be true. I can't say I've ever thought of that very much. The only thing I would suggest is making the last sentence of the second paragraph the first sentence of the third. Topic sentences are supposed to summarize the rest of the paragraph and that's what it seems it does.
The ending was powerful. It was something that can be hard to hear sometimes: that we have to accept ourselves. Good job with this.
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Your introduction really convinced me to keep reading and I'm so glad I did!
You've turned a very accepted part of human life into something a little more abstract and definitly thought provoking. I can't say that I completely grasped the concept of your idead but I will be back to read again later I think Thanks for sharing
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