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Rowan D. Williams

Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.

Rowan D. Williams

Friendship

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Friendship brings people together by building a balanced and shared connection rather than being something earned after discovering similarities or shared interests. It is the process of creating fairness and give-and-take between individuals, not just a result of already having those qualities.

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