▶ Your Answer :
Some people might say that it is better for
one to get advice from his or her peers because they can give him or her useful
advice due to the fact that they know about his or her detailed thoughts and
perspectives well. However, I believe that it is more helpful for older people
to give advice to younger people. There are two reasons. First, by receiving
solutions from older people, a person can solve one's issues more wisely.
Second, people can broaden their horizons from the advice of the elder.
To begin with, people are able to acquire
better solutions from the advice of older people. Basically, older people lived
longer life rather than younger people. Thus, it is obvious that the older have
more experiences such as how to solve the issues related to money,
interpersonal relationship, and their jobs. This makes it possible for people
to get valuable life lessons and useful tips from older persons. I will give an
example of myself to elucidate my point. When I was a college student, I had a
stereotype about jobs that require services. However, with the advice of my
father, I decided to work at the service division of one company as an
internship. It was hard for me to work at the company first. However, after I
got used to the company's work, I got to be good at the work. Also, I found
myself enjoying the work since it fitted with my personality. Had it not been
for the advice of my father, I would not have been able to find out the work
that suits me.
On top of that, the advice from the elder
can help one to broaden his or her perspective. To be specific, older people
are able to see points that younger people cannot see due to the various
experiences older persons have. This can allow people who receive some advice to
think about a myriad of viewpoints. For instance, a survey was conducted by a
group of business majors in Korea University to determine whether advice from
the elder can affect accumulating wealth, with 200 CEOs as respondents. A
majority of respondents replied that the advice from older persons was very
helpful when running their business. An overwhelming 85% responded that it
enabled them to broaden their perspectives about the flow of money around this
world and to avoid a lot of possible economic losses related to their business.
This survey demonstrates that the advice from the elderly can expand people's
horizons.
To sum up, taking solving problems more
wisely and expanding one's views into consideration, I think it is better for
younger people to get advice from older people. |