Philia

My son's greek spelling word for this week is, ironically, "philia." The definition he's been studying is "love and friendship."

When I looked up the word, here's what I also gathered for definitions:

young lovers
lifelong friends
cities with one another

Aristotle described philia friendship as friends who enjoy the pure delight and company of one another. He also describes friendships as:

Friendships of the good are ones where both friends enjoy each other's characters. As long as both friends keep similar characters, the relationship will endure since the motive behind it is care for the friend. This is the highest level of phila, and in modern English might be called true friendship.

...we'll miss you Phillip (Philia)....Us