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Competition between peers is common these days. Some people think that competition between friends should not be because it can hurt the friendship. However, in my opinion, competition between friends benefits children. This is because competition helps children work hard and won't hurt rapport.
To begin with, when children compete with their friends, they tend to be hard-working. Children can feel envy or inferiority when they see people who were in similar conditions performed better. This encourages children to try hard and improve their ability. For example, when I was in high school, I had not an interest in studying and I just played a game of soccer together with my friend. One day, I was able to see his transcript and realized that he studied better than me. Although we spent time together, He always got high grades in all subjects. I was surprised and felt frustrated. So I decided to practice a lot and manage my time effectively to outweigh him. I concentrated on my homework and I raised my grades a lot. Without him, I would not have improved my academic performance.
On top of that, competition with friends is not the main factor in a friendship. It is true that they are in competition, but it does not necessarily mean that this will hurt relationships. As long as they respect others, they can maintain close relationships. For instance, last year, I saw the news about a speed skating player from Korea. She should compete with a player from Japan. They were friends but they did not have a conversation during the games. After every sports game was over, they admitted results and celebrated each other. Since they respected their counterpart's efforts, they could maintain close relationships.
To sum up, competition between friends makes children work hard and it has no effects on friendships as long as people respect others. In this regard, I believe that competition between friends should be necessary. |