Asthetechnologyofpublictransportationkeepsadvancing,morecitizenscanchoosetodwellinthecitiesthatarebeneficialtotheirowndevelopment.Inevitably,thereoccursacontroversywhethermovingtoanewcityorcountrywillleadtotheruptureofrelationshipamongfriends.Frommyperspective,Ithinkthestatementisnotsensible.
Firstly,movingtoanewcountryorcitywillnotresultinthelossofoldfriends.Tobemorespecific,themaintenanceoffriendshipdoesn’tlieinhowfartheylivewitheachotherandthedevelopmentoftechnologyhasdiversifiedthewaysofinteractingwithfriends.TheinventionofcellphonesbreaktheshacklescausedbydistanceandoverseasstudentscanchoosetocommunicatewiththeirfamilymembersandfriendsthroughavarietyofAppslikeWeChatthatmakesvideocallspossible.Exceptforthat,bylookingatthepicturespoppingupalloverthesocialmedialikeFacebook,peoplecaneasilycapturewhatishappeningtotheirfriends.Forinstance,myfriendSelinatookselfieintheSydneyOperaHouseaweekagoandIwouldlearnthatshewashavingfunintheAustraliawithherpicturepostedontheInstagram.Therefore,awiderangeofadvancedelectronicgadgetscanbeusedtosustainfriendship.
Moreover,insteadoflosingoldfriends,citymigrantscanevenenlargetheirsocialcirclesandachievemoresuccess.Restrictedinacityforalongperiod,peoplemaybetrappedinasituationthatwouldblocktheirdevelopmentandtheycangainrefreshingexperiencewhileimmigratingtoanewcity.MyfriendofMinenamedMichaelservedasaMarketAnalystinarenewedcompanyinBeijing.However,hecouldn’tseeanyprogressinrecentyearsandthenanopportunitycomesout.Becauseofhisfive-yearworkingexperience,aforeigntradecooperationtriedtorecruithimastheMarketAnalystbecausethefirmwasplanningtostartanewprogram.ThenhegraspedthechanceandearnachallenginglifethathelikeseventhoughhewasrequiredtoworkinShanghai.Ourrelationshiphavenotexperiencedanyinterruptionandhisstrongabilityofbeingadaptedtothenewenvironmenthelpshimtomakelotsofnewfriends.Accordingly,movingtoanewcitycan,occasionally,helptobreakthedeadlockinourprofessions.
Admittedly,itcanbesensiblethatfriendscanbeestrangedowingtothelongdistancewitheachother.Specificallyspeaking,thechancestomeetwitheachotherwillbelimitedalot.However,asIjustput,foronething,peoplecantalkwitheachotherthroughvarioussocialnetworksoftware.Foranotherthing,thedistancebetweencitiesisnotaproblemanymoresincetherehavebeenmanypublictransportationtoolslikethehigh-speedtrainsandairplanesthatwillleadustoanyplacewetrytogoinaveryshortperiod.
Inaword,movingtoanewcityoranewcountryisgoodchoiceundersomecircumstance.Besides,thehighlydevelopedtechnologycanhelptostrengthentherelationswithourfriendsandthepossibilitiesoflivingadifferentlifeandachievingsuccesscanbothexplainwhyIstandbythestatementthatitisagoodthingtomovetoanewcity.