It is often said that if your friend makes a mistake, you do not have to tell him about it because it cause a break between you and your friend. However, I strongly argue that telling him or her is the best way to maintain continuous friendship, so you have to correct your friend's error. The rationale behind is that every one have an experience of mistake and it is not a big deal in one's life. Moreover, the friend who points out your mistake is a real friend in point of lifelong view.
First, I believe that no one exists without mistake experience. It means that everyone do mistake whatever if he want or not. Most of mistakes are in not on purpose, it deserve excuse except from critisizing. For example, my friend Josh was a exchange student in Japan, he lived in dorm with Japanese roommate. Since he has no experience of living with Japanese, he did many mistakes like wearing shoes in the room every time. It is impolite way in the most of oriental society. However, it was only a cultural difference and Japanese roommate forgave him because he thought that it was only a mistake.
Additionally, I strongly argue that the friend who helps you to correct your mistakes of problems is a real friend. In other words, the true friend have a thought that his friend becomes better than now. That's why your friends tells you about your mistakes, and it may helpful to make you be a good man. For example, I have many friend around me, but there was a few true friend who tells me correct my mistakes. When I gor troubled with my senior collegue, I needed consulting from friend. Only one of my friends says me that my arogant atitude is problem so be careful your words. After that, I could be a good collegue with my senior.
To sum, the true friend is who is helpful to be improved with advice. The reason are not only it is the meaning of the true friend, but also the mistake do not have big impact on your life. Therefore, these are the two most convincing reasons for my contention. |