Getting advice from friends of an older age would be more valuable than from friends your own age |
At times, people need to get help from others. Some say that it is better to ask aids from their peers because they are in similar shoes. However, I believe that advice from older friends is more helpful for the following reasons. Older friends have more life experiences; thus, they can give me more feasible advice. In addition, they have wide knowledge when it comes to dealing with relationship problem. To begin with, friends older than me have lived this world several years more than me and they know better about the real world. Through their experiences, older friends must have obtained lessons from their previous mistakes or events already happened to them. When asked for advice, they can give me practical advice based on their past mistakes. For instance, when I was in high school, I wanted to become an artist, which my parents did not approve. In the middle of dilemma, my friends suggested that I follow my heart and dream. On the other hand, my older sister explained how she felt regret after choosing her immediate interest, music, as her major. She told me that if I did not want to follow her step, I would have to stick with the safe route by studying. Years have passed and to think of it now, I am glad that I listened to my older sister. Secondly, people can get appropriate answer from their older friends when looking for advice in relationship. Older friends have met a wider range of people and know more about how to maintain the relationship with others. Thus, they can give useful tips when it comes to matter of relationship. To illustrate, I had a problem with my boy friend when I was in high school. Although I made several attempt to keep in touch with him, he seemed to have deliberately avoided me. My friends considered it as insult and told me to break up with him right away. However, my friend who was 3 years older than me suggested that I have serious conversation with him before breaking up so as to know the situation behind the surface. After all, it turned out that we had misunderstanding and continued to date for longer period. This proves that older friends know better at coping with problems in relationship. To sum up, I strongly think that listening to advice from older friends is more beneficial than from friends at my age. The rationale behind this is that older people can give more useful advice reflecting their past errors. Not only that, they are more skilled at solving conflicts with others. On the whole, older friends have more wisdom and know-how in life that can only be achieved through various experiences. |