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Band 5+: Would having a few friends limit your horizons?

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I don't think that having a few friends will limit our horizons because, in some cases, having close friends can provide short-term benefits. So, why deny that having many friends allows us to be exposed to more individuals? We can gain a better understanding of our true friends and have more opportunities for deep connections. We can also gain a better understanding of ourselves, which enhances our relationships. However, if we have a few friends, we can still be exposed to many individuals.

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I don’t think that if we have a few friends, we will be limit our religion because in some case, if we have some close friends, it will have a short-term benefit. So, why we can deny that if we have many friends, we can expose with many individuals. We can be more understanding about our true friends and we can have more opportunity to have a deeply decoction. We can be more understanding about ourselves and so that it will enhance our relationship. But if we have a few friends, we can expose with many individuals.

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