Q: It is more valuable to receive advice from older friends than from those in the same age.
It is often argued that getting advice from people in older age is better than from those in the same age. As far as I concerned, I strongly disagree with this statement. The rationale behind this is that it is difficult for old people to understand our problems as the same view as mine. Moreover, we can get over the difficulties through the cooperation with the same age group.
To begin with, older people have trouble in understanding our situation deeply even though they surely have more experiences than peers. This is largely because they come to have different set of values from the young people’s with times. That is the generation gap in a nutshell. Compared to that, the same age friends have a better understanding of our lives since they have lived in the completely same generation with same environment. They know exactly how we feel and are able to think our situation in our view. Actually a survey recently conducted by the prominent counselors shows that so many people talk about their difficulties with peers rather than parents or teachers because they feel more empathy when they listen to advice of the same age friends. The underlying cause of this is identified to be the fact that the same age friends are able to their situation more completely.
In addition, people are able to solve their problem through the cooperation with their peers. It would be the perfect solution if there is any supporter to overcome the difficult situation with us. Since same age friends are usually in the same daily routine and same stage of career, we can give us more practical helps. Take the case of my situation when I have to pass the accounting subject in the university, for example. I had so much adversities in studying this subject because I am totally poor at dealing with numbers. Additionally, I had to get a good grade in the final exam because I had not done well in the midterm exam. Thus, I form a study group to pass the final exam with my friends who take the same course and receive much aid from them. Consequently, I was able to get a satisfactory result at the exam. Thus, this is an evident illustration for why getting an advice from people in the same age is preferred.
In conclusion, I definitely believe that it is more valuable to get advice from peers than from those who in the older age. The reasons are not only that older people cannot understand our situation deeply due to the generation gap, but also that we can cooperate with peers to get through the adversities. All things considered, these are the two most convincing reasons for my contention.