Do you think, his/her friends play a role in making or marring a person's mind?

I believe that friendships do influence opinions. It doesn't mean that you should do whatever a friend tells you, but you will be more inclined to listen to what they have to say. you still have the choice to make for yourself.

Hi kala,During growing and teen years peer pressure does play a role and sometimes it can also shape the personality depending on the kind of influence friends have. But, once you grow up and become mature , it is not possible for others to influence you so easily unless of course a person is very weak minded and gullible ...

Hello kalav, If impact is there the important thing is the intensity of the impact. Lets infer the two friends are independent in their own decision making and handling personal affairs. Here the the role of a friend in one;s life is almost nil. But if one of the friends among the group has to be taken up we can say he/she can be a lot influenced by his/her friends way of life or suggestions. Sometime so happens that we are in a dilemma and only after a discussion with the friends a conclusion a solution is reached. Here the impact is positive. To sum up we must say birds of same feather fly together. And friends can build you and can destroy you...

hello kalav, I believed dear. Friends has a great/big influenced in a kid/s mind. Maybe at first the kid can resist,but with constant and persistent friends asking him/her to do things...the possibility is always there. Might be good or bad influence/s... there is always a possibility. have a good day friend

Definitely yes. Friends do influence us in every way, in my opinion. That is probably why our parents don't let us hang out with people who they thought were behaving badly. They were, and still are afraid that those bad influences might make us do something bad. I probably would do the same thing, that is trying to steer my children to good behaved children their age to be friends with.

kalaji We are certainly effected by our friend circle and the surrounding, one can judge a person by looking at his/her friend circle this is the reason why one should make good friends only recently a person came to take one of our house on rent, his wife was with him and also a 3 years old boy, the boy was uttering bad words, i knew they lived in a house in a slum area. hubby denied to give them house in rent because our granddaughter will learn this language soon.. Thanks for sharing HAPPY EASTER Happy posting, cheers. Namastey. Kalyani

Hi Kala! I would say friends do influence a child's behaviour. If he remains in a good company, he behaves sensible and shows good results in studies etc. If s/he remain with naughty boys/girls, his/her behaviour gets indifferent and s/he may become uncivilised and start creating trouble in his/her school and at home.

Yes, friends do provide support and influence you but in the end you are the one who make decision for yourself. No one else could.

Hi kalav That is quite true. Yes, friends also have a role to play but their role starts after the role of the parents and family. If the family trains and plays its role correct, there are quite high chances that we would make better people our friends, and when this will happen, we will be in good company and good things will follow. If the family fails, the chances of taking to wrong friends and wrong paths are higher.

Just now i responded to your other discussion Kalaji Probably you talked there about this discussion, yes we are effected by friends behaviour towards us, i get irritated these days, if i feel some body talks me rude, might be effect of age or diabetes too Thanks for sharing Enjoy life to fullest. Cheers. BE HAPPY ALWAYS. Professor ‘*^Bhuwan^*’. .