Although there is no complete consensus that has been reached on this topic, yet I would like to take a stance and make my disagreement with the given thesis that it is better for friendship letting a friend make a mistake than taking action that risks destroying a friendship. In order to substantiate my central focal points, I will provide specific reasons and explore the given topic in great detail in this essay.
To begin with, I firmly believe that letting a friend make a mistake is not a way of being a true friend. Opponents of my perspective claim that to keep the friendship, it is much better for each other to focus not on a mistake but on a strong point. Proponents of this view several points as the rationales for their argument and their argument might have some validity. However, after closer look, there exists an abundance of examples that calling into question what they claim. Among such examples, my personal experience can elucidate their incorrect viewpoint. When I was younger, my father told me that if I just let my friend alone when he or she is about to do something bad or make mistake, this is not a way of keeping the true friendship, because it will bring about negative result for my friend. And this is not a way of being a good friend. So, when I was a middle school student, I took action to one of my friends who I thought was my best friend by saying what I had to say when he made a mistake. When I encouraged him to be in a right way, he thanked me about indicating what he had done wrong. From the time, I could realize that if someone is my true friend, he or she will understand even if I point out their mistake. This validates my earlier contention that overlooking friend’s mistake is not a way of being a real friend.
The account of mine that I illustrated above is not the only evidence to support my view. A recent survey conducted by one of the leading educational consulting firms in Korea endorsed my opinion when the survey respondents were asked whether they sided with the argument that friendship is kept more longer when indicate each other’s mistake or not. A leading educational expert claims that if people point out a mistake of one another, they would be a complement of each other. On the other hands, since they have to be more concerned about each other to know what mistake do they have, it will bring about improvement on friendship. As a result, the friendship will definitely not be destroyed, but will be kept more longer than just letting a friend make a mistake.
In conclusion, in spite of the fact that there may be some opinion that letting a friend make mistake is better for friendship. However, taking into account all the factors that I describe above, we may reach to the conclusion that letting a friend make a mistake is not a way of being a true friend.