Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

It is more important to keep your old friends than it is to make new friends.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Friendship is the highest form of love, where nothing is asked for, no condition, where one simply enjoys giving. The older it gets, the deeper it becomes.

So I think it is vital for us to maintain an old relation instead of making new ones but we should also make new friends. 

Foremost, Friendship is built on trust and loyalty which requires time and patience. We cannot make true friends in a few days or a few weeks. Therefore it is very crucial for us to maintain our old friendship instead of making new ones. An old friend is like a family, we can share our feelings and secrets with them. The same emotions we cannot share with our new friends because we hardly know each other and we are afraid that, what if he tells some other person.

An old friend knows almost everything about us and in critical times, they can guide us in a better way. He/she will never hesitate in telling our weakness as they want us to work on that. For example, when I started working in IT company, I was not happy with the work which was assigned to me and I always get a feeling that my future is in dark. Then I asked for advise from my school friend, Anuj, and he suggested that I start learning new technologies and apply for a job change. I followed his advice and was able to change job within a year.

However, we cannot ignore the fact that new friends also plays pivotal role in our life. Our old friends cannot help us in all situations or they cannot be physically present all the time with us. After a certain age, each of us will choose different universities or we will be located in different locations due to our job. Therefore, it is always advisable to make new friends at every stage of our life. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to manage things during an emergency. For example, Suppose, suppose, I am sick and my old friends are not with me. Also, I have not made new contacts then it will be very difficult to manage things on my own.

In conclusion, it is always advisable to give importance to old friends and make new friends at the same time. Old friends will be always there to support us emotionally and the new one will help us in building our network. They both play a very crucial role in our life.