Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on the following: Express your views either for or against the statement:
“Life’s best lessons are learnt from friends.”
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As per my opinion, i am against this statement. I don't think that it is very much probable that the best lesson that life teaches us are learnt from friends only. Sometimes, it may be the parents, who work hard for their family. They might be giving a lesson to you indirectly by doing whatever they can so as to fill their families' stomach. Sometimes, it may be your teacher. I am not talking about the one who is only concerned about syllabus to be completed but the one who guides the student towards each path of life. Neverthelessly my opinion towards the statement, i also think that in many aspects of life even friends can also give a way to learn the most important lessons of life. I might give an example of my uncle's friend who when in college realized the importance of studies inspite of being a student with average interests in studies but having an intelligent brain. He realized the joy of sitting on a chair and ringing the bell kept on his table and everyone (with lower rank) around behaves like their servants. This stood as a good lesson for my uncle who after seeing the success of his friend worked more harder and is enjoying life now.
Sometimes, the ones with absolutely no relation with us teach us the biggest lessons of life. For instance, i would give an example of a story written by "sudha murty" in which she explains the plight of her friend when she was extremely pessimistic inspite of having a good job and a nice living. After some years when she was sent to some other place, a day was a turning point of her life. It was raining and she, as per fulfilling the desire of being a pessimistic started cursing as to why it was raining. Then suddenly she noticed a beggar and his granddaughter dancing in the rain. She felt very ashamed at that very sight as she was the one with all the necessary luxuries and they were the one which are called as beggars by this modern time due to their misfortune of being discarded from all the luxuries she and many other people like her had. But the most important luxury is the satisfaction of oneself with whatever he or she has which those beggars had but that friend of sudha murty lacked. That beggar and his granddaughter changed her angle of beholding life. The one's which had no relation with that women changed her life.
So, lets come to the point. Not only friends, infact anybody in your life can make a turning point in your life with their works whether it is our parents, teachers, friends, some very successful persons whom we all know or the one who have nothing to do with us.
Anybody can be the reason for change in our life that is for our betterment.
Cheers:)
Life’s best lessons are learnt from friends
Friends play quite an important part in every individual’s life. Especially, at younger age, friends are the best companions. The world appears to be incomplete without them and much of our time is spent in their company.
However, it is not true that life’s best lessons are learnt from friends. Life’s best lessons are learnt from failures, losses, defeats, disillusionment, and heartbreaks. And as one becomes matures, one also learns the other aspects of friends also. Quite often, the loss and pain is given by the same friends who used to be the apple of our eyes.
In my own life, I also learnt a painful lesson from a friend who was quite close to me. After attaining adulthood, once my friend offered me I could be a partner in some venture and asked me to do some investment. I did not have enough money, so I took a loan from bank. I paid the money I had been asked. After two or three days I realized, I did not want to continue in the venture; and asked my friend if I could have my money back. The friend never paid me the money and I never pursued that venture again. Even a close friend could do such a mean thing! I lost all trust in friendship. I learnt that friendship is a waste of time. This is the lesson I learnt from my friend.
Later on I focused my energies on the things that mattered to me. I improved my skills, and made books, meditation, my career, my family members my friend, and I never had to undergo any unpleasant experiences.
In conclusion, it can be said in rare cases, we may learn best lessons from our friends; but generally we can also learn best lessons of life from other sources as well.