topic 1
A common phenomenon is quite a lot of girls and boys like to choose friends who are similar to themselves, because they can share the same ideas on what they love. Considerable though the advantages that sharing the same ideas on what the favorable things, they are not competed with the benefits that attaining some opposite advices, when the point which is more useful is taken into consideration. Hence, I strongly agree with friends who are different from me.
A friend who holds different viewpoints could give me much more instructive insight to see the world. For example, as my major is law, the most exciting thing for me is to communicate different arguments about the case with my friends. Many times, of course, I just see only one perspective of things, and after some discussions with varies of opinions, I can reflect them extensively and deeply. No one can deny it is a good way to improve myself. The more we discuss, the more I gain knowledge and thinking.
Another contributing reason that I'd like to choose different characteristics friends is that he/she maybe can give me a better advice when I face with difficulties. Same characteristic persons will, constantly, confront the same problems. If we meet the same problem and we have the same characteristics, what I should ask from them? Maybe the worse they may handle. Opposed to these occasions are those which will change the matter and become better. I remember one of my best friend help me a lot last time that I cannot decide whether I should go abroad right now, because there were a good job waited for me. I always hesitated and I did not know which to choose. He talked to me for a long time and at last, he said sincerely, what you need to do is deciding. If you still hesitate, you will miss neither of them. After all, I decided to go abroad and I overcame the problem of hesitation with the help of him.
Undoubtly, there are also some disadvantages between friends who do not hold the same ideas. Some people will argue aggressively and even fight for the discussion or break up the friendship. As I perceive the issue, it is not the point of fighting. What the point is if the discussion deserves quite an argument. When we faced with a real hard nut, it deserves us to fight for the truth. Certainly, I believe our friendship will go on more fixedly later.
In sum, when choosing a friend, a different person seems more charming to me because both of us will improve greatly for this friendship. I hope one day I can meet a real friend like Plato, who is love truth than his teacher. Then maybe I will happy for ever to meet this friend.
