Some people think it’s better to choose friends who always have the same opinions as them. Some people believe it’s good to have friends who sometimes disagree with them. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience.

Friends are the treasure of life with whom you can share all your happiness and sorrows

Accept space

Generally, like-minded people have a greater tendency to come closer and get themselves into an informal knot called friendship. But a

friend

who always gets agree with your opinions can’t be able to bring any improvement or amendment in your views.

This

essay discusses both views about having friends always with same opinions or it’s good to have friends with different opinions sometimes. The choice of our family members is done by Almighty and its pre decided before our birth. But friends are the people in our life which is chosen by us. Most of cases we prefer to choose people with

same opinions

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the same opinions

, hobbies and interests as our friends. We feel more comfortable and open

for

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sharing with like-minded people.

For example

- We always feel good if our views are being accepted and respected by some ones. Usually we tend to share more and more with

such

counterparts and feel a sense of recognition with

such

people. On Other hand, having

such

friends who are always getting agreed with your opinions actually hampering your growth in one way or the other. Because being a good

friend

, it is expected that if he/she could be able to communicate the wrong

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with

you in a positive way. Criticism always brings a better person if it

is take

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is taken

in a positive way and you have zeal to improve yourself. But finding and intimating them is the primary task. To conclude, friendship is an important part of life and selection of friends should be done very carefully. So a good

friend

who keeps an honest approach to intimate your shortcomings is always

admirable

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more admirable

than a

friend

who keeps giving false praises.

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stress-free
disagreements
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perspectives
challenge intellectually
think critically
personal growth
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healthy debates
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