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Some people think that it is not fine to move to a new place since they tend to lose old friends. However, in my opinion, this is a good situation because people who move to a new place have many chances to meet good friends and longtime friends are not always good.
To begin with, people who moved around a lot have more opportunity to meet nice companions. These days society demand wide human relations. People would rather enter into a connection with many friends than only have a few friends. Moreover, people not lose their friends even if move to a new place. For example, since I was young I had to move around to several places around the world because of my father’s job. My parents were concerned since they thought I would be isolated and feel lonely without my old friends around. However, thanks to the internet and free calls I could keep in touch with them. Sometimes it felt like they were really close to me. Also, I made a lot of new friends in my new school as well so I could have the chance to meet people from diverse culture. I still believe if it were not for the changes in my life, I would probably not have a such a large human network right now. Reflecting on my case, I do not believe that you lose your friends only because you live away from them. You only have to show that you care for them as much as your new friends.
On top of that, people can not jump in conclusion that only old friends are good. Rather, it is too easy to be more neglected because people personality change as time goes passes. For instance, there was a poll conducted by a group of psychology majors with 200 university students as respondents. The purpose of the survey was to understand the consensus view about the importance of having longtime friends close by. The majority of respondents replied that it is not a life or death issue. An overwhelming 60% had responded that new friends are better sometimes. This is because people changes as time goes by. Even if you were best friends with someone, after time, you will see that there are less common interests. The background of the person changes everything so it might sometimes be more comforting to be close to someone who is in similar circumstances. This survey proves that making new friends is not as bad as people think.
In a nut shell, when people move around many times, they get many chances to make new friends and longtime friends are not always good. In this regard, I feel that moving is a good thing even if people will lose their friends they have known for a long time. |