Can friends exert an influence on a person?

Man is by nature a social animal. They live with family, community, friends and so on. Therefore, we copy both good things and bad things from the people in our surroundings and the surroundings can exert both good and bad influence on us. Especailly for you as a young person, the influence of your friends is frequently or nearly always significant. The reason is that you spend more time togher with friends than family. Regarding the influence of friends, it is important for you to accept positive influence and to reject negative influence. Similarly, you need to choose the right friends wisely.