Would you prefer to have friends similar to you or different from you?

Friends are able to change our lifestyles. You can eat healthy foods, drink non-alcoholic or alcoholic drinks, do exercises or smoke just because of your friends. Some prefer to have friends who are similar to them, while others prefer to have friends different from themselves. I think having both types is necessary.

You need to have friends who are different from you to become familiar with different lifestyles, which you may like, but you don't know a lot about. For instance, when I was in university in Tehran studying math. I would spend plenty of time on my studies. One time I was at university and one of my friends who did not spend much time studying his university books wanted me to help him with some mathematical problem. I did my best to help him. I solved his problem, and he told his friends about my assistance. So soon there were many people who asked me to solve their mathematical problems. I did not have enough time to answer all of thier questions, so I wondered what I should do. I found out that many questions made the same inquiry, so I chose to answer the common questions. This was not enough, they wanted me to give them all the answers. It was a big problem to solve, it was, how could I help the students who needed to be helped? Finally, I established a math problem solving class. Students came there, and I with some friends who were great at math, helped them through their questions. They did not pay a lot for the classes, so it was a big help for both of us-me and my friends as well as the students. In those days I did not spend as much time on my personal studies because I spent a fair amount of time helping others. As you can see, I changed the way I lived because one of my friends who did not live like me made me change my lifestyle.


You also need friends who are similar to you. They can help you make quick, good progress with things that are important for both of you. For example,...........rowing a boat.