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When we see friends make a mistake, we face a harsh dilemma. Do we have to say that he is wrong? Or Do we let him do what he used to? In my opinion, we have to take an action to correct our friends, even if it has a risk to destroy a friendship. By doing so, we can help them not to commit a mistake again in the future, and develop a deeper friendship in the long run.
To begin with, we can prevent a friend from making a bigger mistake by saying that he is wrong. As there is a risk that small errors can become big mistakes, it is far better to say, "You make a mistake. You must not do it again." at the first sight. For example, I have one close friend. He is a kind, funny, and good-tempered person whom many friends admire. But he had one bad characteristics when he was young, using lots of bad words. Although I understood that those insulting words were for the purpose of expressing a close relationship between us, I was afraid that other people might misunderstand his bad words for real. I thought that if he used bad words in other situation, it was certain that he faced a terrible situation in near future. Thus, I told him not to say bad words again. At first, he was surprised because it was a first time to hear a criticism from me. However, he realized my real intention and accepted my advice. By doing so, he could prevent himself from making a big mistake. From the example, I certainly believe that it is good to advise friends not to misbehave.
On top of that, by correcting a friend's mistake, we can help him improve further. Every person has a small error that he himself cannot recognize, regardless of how he is good. In this circumstance, we can take an initiative to correct an error and help him develop. For instance, one of my friends was really good at writing English essays. However, he frequently made a small grammatical mistake, using 'a' instead of 'an' in front of vowel-starting word. Nobody dared to say to him that he was wrong, for the fear of harming his mind. But I decided to say that he made a mistake. To my surprise, he really appreciated my advice because he said he wanted to find out his drawbacks to develop his writing skills better. If I had not told him that he made a mistake, he would never have had an opportunity to improve himself. What is more, after that, our friendships became deeper and deeper by giving and receiving true advice each other.
All things considered, I firmly believe that not letting a friend make a mistake again is crucial, not only for my friend but also for our friendship. One old saying reminds me the importance of true advice, "A friend who criticize you when you are wrong is the one whom you can trust to the most." This clearly reflects the point that we should take an action to lead our friends to go on the right path.
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