Reflection 6

I would have to say that the majority of my friendships fit under the pleasure category.  I'm a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity on campus and along with considering each of its members as my brother, I consider each a friend.  After classes everyday I spend my free time hanging out with my brothers.  No matter what we are doing be it watching T.V., playing video games,  talking about random issues and topics, or partaking in certain beverages, I enjoy every minute of it.  I truly believe that I have a friendship of pleasure with each and everyone of them.  When thinking of a virtuous friendship my mind lands on one person.  She has been my best friend for almost 2 years now and whenever I think of her I only wish the absolute best for her well being.  I think in order for our friendship to become a friendship of virtue we just have to become a little closer and more open with each other, but due to certain circumstances we might be looked upon negatively by certain people.  Without going into detail, the barrier we would have to pass to get to this level would require us to possibly sacrifice other friendships.
All my life and even up until now I have been hardcore pro-life.  When I was 17 years old I was faced with a choice.  I had got my then girlfriend pregnant and the option to take her to a clinic was on the table.  Even though I had always been die hard against abortion, my young mind had wondered to the option that would solve my situation the quickest.  Ultimately, she and I decided the best option would be to keep the baby and now this fall I will watch my 5 year old son attend his first day of kindergarten.  What I saw when I was presented with that choice was that abortion was the easiest way out of a tight situation, but after watching my son grow for the past 5 years I know that our choice was the right choice.