Undoubtedly, friend plays a vital role in people’s daily lives in many of the places where they work or play. Some people think that having friends who are similar to them is better than having friends those who are (무엇과 무엇을 비교하는지 잘 생가갷보세요) different from them, while others do not. Both sides may have their own reasons to support their views. If I were asked to choose one, I would say that people can benefit more from having different friends different from them. There are several reasons as follows.
To begin with, when people have different friends who are different from them, they can mingle well with people from different backgrounds. It exposes them to different lifestyles, customs and cultures. Such exposure is likely to help them to acknowledge that different values exist, to understand this diversity and to ultimately be comfortable with it. For example, Tokyo University found a huge difference between two groups of young adults. One group consisted of those who spent two hours a week meeting foreign friends and the other group was made up of those who did not. The researchers found that the former was more likely to have a higher level of open-mindedness than the latter. In particular, the first group respected foreigners, befriended them and treated them equally. On the other hand, the second group tended to ignore foreigners, single them out and discriminate against them. This implies that making different friends can expand their horizons on a global level. Without being open-minded, one would fail to live in harmony. (갑자기 너무 뜬금없는 비약처럼 들립니다.)
In addition, different friends can contribute to an increase in their overall happiness. It gives them a chance to experience something different from what they would do in their usual routine. A new experience tends to prevent them from feeling helps them not to feel bored in life. For example, when my sister was in high school, she often felt depressed thinking that her life became an exhausting routine. To survive in a competitive world, she spent the whole day studying all academic subjects, hoping that she could outdo others. However, she has changed little by little after joining a badminton club with friends from different countries. She started to learn about other cultures and their languages by playing badminton together. By doing this, she was able to let off some steam. If she had only stuck to her own kind, she would not have been able to escape her boring life. (By doing this~ 가 너무 마법처럼 들리는데... 자기와 다른 친구들을 만났더니 어떻게 해서 let off some steam이 가능했던 걸까요? 조금 더 설명이 있으면 좋겠네요.)
All things considered, I firmly believe that the advantages of having different friends far outweigh those of having similar friends for the reasons I have mentioned above. All in all, the importance of making different friends cannot be overestimated in the pursuit of happiness in life.
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