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In the course of the lifetime, everyone is bound to make decisions which may change their life forever. Therefore, these important decisions should be made carefully with thorough consideration. Some people think that people should make their own significant decision because they know themselves better than anyone and it will affect them mostly. However, I strongly believe that people should consult with other people before making any huge decisions. This is because asking other people for advice gives more perspectives and helps making rationale choices.
First of all, relying on others such as friends or family with different perspectives enables people to make better decision. This is because as there are more perspectives from many people, the person can look at his or her issue from various angles and explore possible outcomes more accurately. Additionally, it’s likely that a person might not have much knowledge and insight on his or her problem while other people do. For example, if a student wants to choose their career path, instead of trying to decide alone, they can ask accurate and specific insight from their teachers or parents who have better knowledge regarding their problem. This was true in my cousin’s experience. She wanted to study abroad after graduating high school but she had absolutely no plan for that. She tried to look up online and tried to figure it out herself but information she gathered was unreliable and she couldn’t make a decision. After a while she decided to ask her teacher for an advice, and her teacher gave her email addresses of formal student who is studying in overseas. My cousin was able to get all the information and detail insight she needed from that formal student, and decided to go to America after graduation. She would’ve really struggled if it weren’t for her teacher’s formal student.
Furthermore, people tend to make wrong and biased choices because of their emotions. They make rush decisions without thinking it over and don’t consider their possible options just because they are in the mood. However, asking other people for help will prevent them from making any wrong decisions which they will regret later. When I was in university, I worked really hard at part time job and had a lot of money saved since I wanted to buy a nice sports car I dreamed of having. Finally, I saved enough money to afford it and told my parents that I’m going to buy sports car with all of my money. My parents said it’s not wise to spend all my money on sports car and I should think this over before buying it. I sat down and thought about decision I made and realized that I was about to make huge mistake due to my excitement. I was clearly bad idea to spend all the money which I probably will need in the future. With my parent’s advice, I was able to stop myself from making a big mistake.
In conclusion, taking advice from other people when making significant decision allows people to look at the issue from different angles and prevent from making irrational choices. |