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Many argue over whether letting a friend make a mistake is better than taking action that risks destroying a friendship. Some people might say that friends should support no matter what. However, I strongly believe that preventing friend from making a mistake is good for friendship in the long term and is the right thing to do.
To start with, Some may believe not supporting a friend is not what friends would do to each other. However, I believe that preventing a friend from making a mistake is good in the long term. Because, if a friend is a true friend, he will eventually thank you for stopping him from making a mistake. For instance, I have a friend who used to smoke a lot. I really didn't appreciate him smoking, because not only it is not good for his health, but also it made my head ache. So I persuaded him to quit smoking, and he promised that he would. However, he kept letting me down, because everytime he quitted smoking, it didn't last three days. Eventually his addiction got so intense, so I had to put him in a rehab facility. He used to hate me for that, but he now truely appreciates for what I did. Now, we are closest friend.
Secondly, I think protecting each other from making a bad choice is what friends should do. My friend whom I mentioned earlier taught me, that letting a friend make a mistake is also a friend's fault too. I have a episode for that. I was attending to a party with him, and I got so drunk. When the party was over, I was going to go back to my place. However, he kept me from driving, telling that I was too drunk to drive. I got so angry with him for not agreeing with me. So he and I were playing a cat and mouse with each other. Eventually, he threw my car key into swimming pool, knowing that I'm really bad at swimming. Next morning, I apologized for what I did last night. And I asked him why did you do that, and he answered "If you get into a car accident, it would be my fault." At that moment, I realized that sometimes confronting your friend is more important than protecting a friendship.
For these reasons, I think it is better to prevent a friend from making a mistake, even if it may put a friendship at risk. confronting your friend will be hard, but I believe sincere action will always pay off.
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