117. Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from you with the advantages of having friends who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why?
The old saying “birds of a feather flock together” still rings true. What this means is that people with similar characteristics tend to spend time together. However this is not the case in today’s rapidly changing world. People nowadays tend to move around places due to various reasons; for example change in school, job or place of living. This is the reason why we should know how to make friends even with different fondness. Of course there are different advantages between making friend with same characteristics and making friend with totally different personality. However I prefer making friend with same characteristic.
When people with the same nature flock together, it is obvious that there is going to be less trouble and more harmony. In other words, the advantage of choosing similar friends is the -> friends has the less chance of having conflict when making decisions. To demonstrate, I would like to give an example of my intimate friends, so called F4. We took the name after from a group of people in a soap opera that we watched together. We seldom have dispute when we have to make choice. This is because we mostly have same idea on a topic and even if there is a dispute, each member knows how to compromise.-> Dispute가 있다라는 내용은 계속 서술해오던 less trouble과 약간 반대되는 내용이므로 처음에 We almost never have any conflicts when we try to do something. We have similar tastes on fashion, movies, foods, sports, etc. 하심으로 similar = harmony 라는것을 보충해주신 다음에 ,, Even if we seldom have dispute~~ 하면서 전개해주시는것이 더 자연스러워 보입니다 :) In this respect people with same characteristic tend to bond well.
Although it is true that I usually get into trouble when I hang out with friends of different characteristic, I can not ignore their beneficial impact on me. In other words, these friends provide me with different perspectives when I go to talk to them. For example, last year I was having a trouble deciding whether to go for an exchange program to abroad-> abroad. Unlike the friends who are similar to me, friends of different nature gave me really helpful advices. They gave me an important lesson of learning by struggling abroad. -> Instead of sweet-talking, they gave me truthful views on the learning abroad providing not only merits but also various demerits which were important factors for me to consider. In this regards, friends who are different from me also have advantage being together.
However, I prefer friends similar to me. This is because although friends with different personalities give me helpful advices, most of them are really hurtful. It is not that such advices hurt me literally. It is that I have to bite over the advice over and over until I get the lesson that my friends meant to deliver. Sometimes I stay up all night thinking about reproachful advices that my friends gave me.
It is true that making friends with different nature has its advantages. However, as illustrated above, I like fellows similar to me because I would rather like to avoid trouble between friends. However we should not have prejudice on friends in order to learn how to deal with people.
-> 잘 쓰셨습니다. 전개가 매끄럽고 작문이 잘 이루어지고 최대한 다양한 표현을 쓰시려 노력하시는게 눈에 띄어 높은 점수를 주고 싶습니다. 가끔 급하게 넘어가려는 문장들을 체크해드렸는데 그런 부분들은 좀더 디테일하게 풀어나가주시면 좋을것 같습니다.