Homo amicus – biće sreće, radosti i blaženstva

 Maja Herman Duvel - Pregledni rad

Homo Amicus: The Being of Happiness, Well-being and Beatitude

Sažetak
Čovjek je tražitelj sreće zato što je osoba. Stoga pitanje o ljudskoj sreći uključuje moralni život, ali ga i nadilazi. Svrha moralnoga života je ono dobro zahvaljujući kojemu ljudsko djelovanje i sam čovjek postaju dobri. Takvo dobro su kreposti, no čovjek ih zbog svoje krhkosti i nemoći teško stječe. Zato je istinsko prijateljstvo privilegirano mjesto i pomoć za rast u kreposti i životnoj radosti. Prijateljstvo ujedno može biti poticajno okružje za naporan rad traženja istine i za misleno motrenje Boga, koje čovjeka čini blaženim. No usprkos svojoj vrijednosti, ljudsko prijateljstvo i filozofska mudrost ostaju ograničeni. Čovjek vlastitim naporima ne može dokraja ispuniti svoju žudnju za ljubavlju, istinom i savršenstvom. Zato kršćanska teologija dopunjava filozofiju koncepcijom prijateljstva s Bogom. Po tom prijateljstvu ostvaruje se savršeno ozbiljenje ljudske osobe i jedinstvo subjektivnosti i objektivnosti, imanencije i transcendencije, primanja i davanja, koje je započelo ljudskim prijateljstvom.

Abstract
A man is a seeker of happiness because he is a person. That is why the question of human happiness includes moral life, but it also transcends it. The purpose of moral life is the good by which human action and man himself become good. Such good are virtues, but man, because of his fragility and helplessness, finds it difficult to acquire them. That is why true friendship is a privileged place and help for growth in virtue and joy of life. Friendship can also be a stimulating environment for a diligent search for truth and a contemplation of God, which is the source of human eudaimonia. But despite their value, human friendship and philosophical wisdom remain limited. Man cannot fulfil his desire for love, truth, and perfection by his own efforts. That is why Christian theology complements philosophy with the concept of friendship with God. This friendship leads to the perfect realization of the human person and to the unity of subjectivity and objectivity, immanence and transcendence, receiving and giving, which began with human friendship.