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Some people think that it is better that people have friends who are similar to them. They may think that similar friends give some advantages. However, in my opinion, making friends who are not similar to themselves is more beneficial. This is because people can enlarge their perspectives and thoughts. Also, they can enjoy diverse activities. To begin with, people can wide their thoughts and perspectives. Generally speaking, friends who are not similar to myself may have different or extended ideas and views. Therefore, these help people to enlarge their range of thoughts because people can learn about different ideas from the friends. Let me take my experience as an example. When I was in high school, I did not like classic music because it was very boring for me. I thought rock music was the best music in the world. One day, one of my best friends said that classic music was the best music and he taught me how to listen to classic music. The more I listened the music, the more I liked it. Eventually, I could extend my perspective about music. This showed that different friends from myself help people to enlarge their thoughts. On top of that, people can enjoy many activities by their friends who are different from them. Usually, It is more likely that the friends are not similar to myself have different hobbies and the friends help people to enjoy the hobbies by teaching them how to enjoy that. There was a poll conducted by Korea University with students as respondents. The survey’s purpose was to determine whether friends affect beginning hobbies. An overwhelming 70% responded that friends helped them when they started their hobbies. They said friends taught them how to enjoy hobbies side by side and they eventually could enjoy their hobbies. This showed that people could obtain diverse experiences through their friends. To sum up, I believe it is more beneficial to make friends who are not similar to myself. This is due to the fact that people can make their thoughts and perspectives more plentiful and they can obtain diverse experiences from many activities. |