▶ Your Answer :
Many people think they should always help
each other in a crisis and when something goes wrong to maintain long-lasting
relationship. Other think they should have similar interests and similar views
in crucial topics to do so. Other people think they should trust each other completely.
They all may have their reasons to support their point of view. If I were asked
to choose one, I would say that people need to trust each other to have a long
relationship. There are reasons why as follows.
To begin with, it is not a requirement or something
on your to-do list to stay in a relationship, regarding a long-lasting one. Of
course, relationships are something that people care about each other have. But
it is certainly not a duty to do so. Friends and lovers are not someone whom
you use for help when you need something or when something goes wrong. Rather, even
if other people could have not help you when you were in a crisis, it is our
responsibility to understand why they could not have helped you.
Secondly, having similar interests and
similar views in crucial topics is not the most important way to determine
whether friendships between person and another person will last a long time. You
can be friend with someone with different point of view on some of crucial topics.
Actually, it might help you to have a more strong and healthy relationship with
the other.
For example, my friend Aaron has an opposite
view on almost every single topic on politics, social issues, economy, etc. He
and I spent a lot of time arguing and discussing on sensitive topics. Sometimes
we fought through arguments. But he and I have respect for each other and accept that people can have an opponent view. We both know that whether
or not how much we have totally different perspectives; the important thing is that
we are ready to hear each other’s reasons and stories. Rather, the fact that we
have no matching views help each other to grow endurance, debating skills, how
to accept other people’s arguments. Also, we grew inner sight and have more wider
view on the world we are living in. Thanks to that, Aaron and I are friends with a
healthy and strong relationship.
To sum up, I think it is most important for
us to trust each other to maintain a long-lasting relationship due to the
reasons I mentioned above. |