Do you have many friends? Are they similar to you or different from you? Which kind of friends do you prefer?
Having friends whose characters, hobbies and social conditions are similar to yous can be very advantageous. Maybe you are fond of collecting stamps, then what a pleasure it is to have a friend with the same taste and to get to exchange the little "treasures" with him. Or maybe you are interested in playing tennis then how wonderful it is to compete with your friend, who is a well-matched tennis parter, on a green court. Similar friends are easy to get along with, and between you and your friends, there are always something that all of you are familar with. Because of the similarity, they can see something in your opinions, and understand you well.
But how about making different friends? They may have not what you have, but they have what you don't have. The dissimilar friends are like the protagonists in the scientific novel "Around the World in Eighty Days". Mr Fogg, and his ardent, humorous and talktive servent, Jean, who was not a bit like her old-fashioned master. But who would say that Mr. Fogg's courage and braveness during the great trip, and his compassion towards Mrs. Aouda were not partly from the influence and help of Jean? A dissimilar friend is a mirror which can reflect your virtues and shortcomings. From him, you can find what you lack and you can learn what you need. When viewed from these perspectives, different friends may have more to do with shaping you than the similar ones do.
No matter how similar they are, every two friends have differences, and no matter how different they are, as friends, they have at least one similarity: the sincerity towards the friendship. In sincere friendship, you can find shelter from danger, courage in need, and willing hands to help. Open your heart to your friends, whether they are similar to or different from you, and you may become the happiest man in the world.
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