Social dynamics are intricate and highly individual. While some people thrive in large social networks, others draw comfort from a smaller, intimate circle of friends. Reflecting on this, which approach do you find more appealing or beneficial, and why?
☆Let’s Think
1.
Are you an extrovert or an
introvert? Why do you think so?
2.
What are the benefits of networking
with various kinds of people?
3.
Have you ever had an intimate
friendship? What was good about the experience?
☆Hints for Points
Benefits of large social networks
1.
The more, the merrier.
2.
Contact with a large number of
people with different backgrounds can widen your views.
3.
Various information and help
are available.
4.
A large network of people is
potentially a power to make a difference.
5.
Large networks of people can
include your close friends.
Benefits of a smaller, intimate circle of friends
1.
They have mutual interest or
hobby.
2.
A small group is more relaxing.
3.
They are like a family, understanding
each other very well.
4.
It is easy for a small group to
have fun together because of few disagreements in anything.
5.
Only family and real friends
will help you in difficult times.
6.
Individuals of the same value are
precious.
7.
Life with intimate relations is
fulfilling.
☆Responses for Ideas
and Expressions
Having large social networks is more appealing and beneficial to me.
Acquaintances on the contact list who share various interests and specialties will
be beneficial in various aspects of life, from work to hobbies to emergency. It
is easy to find a business associate, a hiking partner, an adviser, or a
private doctor among them. Besides, you won’t feel lonely because there will
always be someone to contact if you know many people. Another advantage would
be that a large network of friends will make it possible to start a huge project
or a movement. Tens of thousands of people on social media, for instance, share
information, have protests, boycott, rescue, or donate, which often lead to
positive results. Lastly, although helps in hardship will usually come from family
and very close friends, anonymous helps from those who are concerned could also
be protecting you while you are unaware, and in this sense, acquainting yourself
with as many people as possible will let you survive and make life profoundly
meaningful to you. (172)
Smaller. Intimate circle of friends
I would be lucky if I enjoyed relationships with a smaller, intimate
circle of friends. Usually, they are a close-knit group of old mates of decades
of relationships. What connects them is time they have spent together. They
often live close to each other, and get together frequently. By doing so, they
bond and deepen their intimacy. Often, their relationships include their family
members. All of these conditions make them feel as if they were one large
family. Trust exists between them as a warm tie and protect them mentally. In
the modern world, where human bondage is weak, such relationship is a treasure.
The drawback of such groups would be that they tend to be exclusive and content
with fun and the thrill which only the members share, sometimes making
themselves strange and out of touch in the eye of those who are outside of the
group. With this caveat in mind, I would be more than happy if I could stick
together with a few close friends, sharing good times and bad times till the
end of my life. (181 words)
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