▶ Your Answer :Some people think that people with
different interests or personalities cannot be friends. However, in my opinion,
it is better to make friends with opposite characteristics than friends who are
similar. This is mainly due to the fact that people could change their
personalities positively and get different kinds of experiences.
To begin with, people could change
their skin as getting advice from friends who have different propensities.
Suppose that people have passive friends similar to them. Would it be possible
to talk to strangers and make many new friends? The answer would
"no". The only key to be confident would be having outgoing friend.
To give an anecdote, I was really introverted person, so it was hard to
approach and talk to anyone. It was really stressful to me. However, one of my
friends who has an extrovert personality recommended me to join the social club
in school and gave me advice on doing work study in library. As a result, I could
be confident to talk with a lot of students that had not known each other and I
could make many friends.
On top of that, people can have
various experiences. I believe that experience is one of the most essential
factors of success. Imagine people who have only text book knowledge. Their
views will be so narrow. By hanging out with opposite friends, they can not
only gain diverse experiences but also broaden their horizon of the world. For
example, when my friend was high school student, she always studied hard for going
to renowned college. Finally, she got an admission to enter the Seoul National
University. One day, she made a friend who are in same major and her friend
asked to join the dance club. However, she had not ever danced before, because
she only concentrated on academic achievement. Thanks to her friend, she danced
at the school festival and got a prize from the contest.
To sum up, people could change their
personalities positively and get different kinds of experiences by having
friends who have different styles or interests. In this regard, I firmly
believed that people with different characteristics could be friends.
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