Making Friends Selectively or Extensively?

     When it comes to whether we should make friends selectively or extensively, there is no complete

agreement among people. Some people take it for granted that we should make friends selectively and

carefully. However, others maintain that making friends extensively should be regarded as the better

choice.

      Those people who hold the first opinion believe that it's sensible to look for friends who have

similar ideal and outlook on life as well as temperament. In addition, they needn't waste time dealing

with the people they don't like and prevent themselves from being affected by those people. However,

still others think differently. In their opinions, the more friends we make, the easier our life will be.

Besides, they argue that we can absorb and learn from the advantages of different people.

     Weighing up these two arguments, I prefer the former one. For one thing, not all friends are suitable

for us and easy to get along with. For another, friends with similar goals will help us sweep off difficulties. Considering these, we may reasonably conclude that making friends selectively can bring us true friends.

答案不唯一。