Uses of Philosophy for Living: Friendship

when my phone buzzes and I see Wes' name pop-up with a YouTube-reminder I get this overwhelming sense of joy and curiosity about what he's up to this time. Thank you for this publication.

"A good friend will bail you out of jail. A best friend will be sitting in there beside you saying, 'We f'd up.'"

this feels like a very powerful critique of the great emphasis western culture places on individual(istic) achievements.

That gets me thinking. It explains so much. This is the first of your lectures, which I want to show every one of my five friends. Sadly not all of them do understand english that well.

A very good lecture dealing with the importance of friendship and its nature. Important ideas about the value system of our culture that emphasizes materialism, wealth, power and status over more meaningful and necessary values of friendship, connecting with nature and finding work that is rewarding and meaningful in order to have a fulfilling life. How can a healthier value system exist when the cost of living escalates resulting in the need to make more and more money to survive ? This enslaves us, uses most of our energy and time and rules our lives not allowing the more human values to flourish. Problems earning a living and not having enough money are causing a lot of confusion and fear now. The main value in the society is to make a lot of money. This eclipses other necessary healthy values to attain a higher quality of life. Great lecture about issues of our time with deeper philosophical illumination and drawing on wisdom from history.

Your lectures kinda re-ignited my hunger for knowledge, and will to improve myself. I am back in school now, feeling much better than before, and you, dear mr. Cecil, are one of the persons to blame for that. So thanks a lot! Btw, once, when I was really high, I sended you quite stupid message on fb, I am sorry for that.

Friendship, I got this also from the ancient philosophy. Thank you, Wes, for all your lectures. Gilgamesh Epic ❤

Cecil, this is your best talk yet! Best from NL

Thank you Wes Cecil for another video/lecture.

A wonderful addition to your lecture series

Thanks for these Wes - please keep uploading these, they're great.

Good wisdom for these uncomfortable times

I loved this one.❤

Upfront, thank you.

29:44 I have enough for myself and my friends

Thank You for the video , sir ! Mr. Cecil , You mentioned the views on friendship held among different civilizations , but there were not mentioned the concept of friendship in Islamic civilization . Probably it is not possible to find a book like " friendship in Islam" , however if we look for " brotherhood in Islam " then we can discover the whole new take on the subject . If in one religion there is a curtain view on an issue that doesn't mean all religion have the same view . If You would consider to look into the subject of "Brotherhood in Islam" You would find a different angle to look at some political , social , and even economical issues . I believe that to discuss "Friendship" we must consider the view held by a billion people for a 1400 years, Thank You again for Your time and effort ! Impatiently waiting for the new lessons , Sir

amazing

To whom can I speak today? The brothers they are evil And the old friends of today, they have become unlovable To whom can I speak today? The gentleness has perished And the violent man has come down on everyone Lambchop - "The Man Who Loved Beer"

Thanks Wes.

I think one thing I found quite revealing was you mentioning friendship and this cultures emphasis on eroticism. I am a polyamorous person and my parteners are my closest friends..