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People tend to have friends who are similar to them. With the similarity, they can easily find common things between them so that they can sometimes build strong bonds. However, I strongly believe that one should not adhere to make friends who are similar to him/her, but try to those who are different from him or herself. Having friends who are different from them not only helps people to find out their strong and weak points better, but also encourages them to explore interesting activities.
First of all, friends with different character can more likely see strong and weak points of each other. If one has only a friend who is similar to him/her, the friend cannot give him/her a useful advice because the friend has the same kind of outlook of life. On the other hand, if a friend has a different kind of view, he can easily find your good or bad habits and voice his opinion when you need. For example, I have a friend who is a very outgoing style, while I am a introversive style. He sometimes tells me to be more active or be more sociable, especially when he thinks it to be necessary, such as when I have an interview for a job. I believe that if we had similar characters, he could not give me that kind of advice from the different point of view.
In addition, having a different friend is more interesting. If friends have disparate tendencies, it is likely that they have different kind of hobbies. If someone is active, then he/she usually likes outdoor activities, such as mountain climbing or skiing, while if someone is inactive, then he/she likes indoor activities, such as reading a book or playing a board game. When friends with different characters meet each other, they may encourage each other to do hobbies that they like in order to spend more enjoyable time. To illustrate, I have a very outgoing friend who likes sports very much. He once asked me to join his soccer club, and I end up finding myself enjoying the sport more than any other indoor hobbies which I had like much.
All in all, one should try to be friends with others who are different from him/her, because it is very useful to him/her in that the friends can give him/her a very substantial advice from a different view as well as an opportunity to enjoy interesting activities which he/she has never thought of.
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