Literati

  Friendship in the time of a Pandemic…   One of the greatest philosophers of all time, Aristotle, worked extensively on a wide range of subjects, including psychology and philosophy. Some of his significant works are extensively studied, even today.  He classified friendship into three types, namely:   Friendship of utility : It consists of shallow relationships, which are trivial but play an integral part from a community perspective. Acquaintances, co-workers, neighbors come under this category. Friendship of pleasure : They constitute people with whom we bond over a common interest. Your sports teammates from college, clubbing friends come under this category. It’s considered shallow because your skills take precedence over what you are as a person. Friendship of virtue : The third and the preferable kind is the one that’s based on virtues or what one truly is as a person. It lasts longer and forms an integral part of our

Biting the rear end of her pencil Staring at the blank diary, she sat Right when a message popped up on WhatsApp chat It was from a newly made college pal Being away they can't meet at a mall or booze over alcohol Chum asked her to show up for a video call Next to ring was the landline She rushed so that it’s not disconnected in the meantime The school gang wanted her to accompany to watch a movie on prime The phone beeped again; this time it was a childhood friend She was invited to plan a night out for this weekend Beep! A friend request notification intercepted her chimera She was stuck in a perplexing dilemma not sure of her next step As she tossed the pencil up in the air; closed the dairy with a tap The dilemma was whether to watch some web series or have 2 hours of sound sleep Because the dairy she banged read  My dreams for a friendship that is deeper than the deep.