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Advice? Get wise!!



Here's the thing about advice -  you get it freely and you can't stop yourself from giving it freely either!! Finally a beautiful example of 'give and take'!! So this one time a friend of mine offers me advice ( I told u freely given) just like that and then goes on to ask me if  I have any advice for him so as to return the favor.

Wow, the opportunity to look like a wise old owl and I had nothing to offer - absolutely nothing came to my mind! And I told him I got nothing to say, sorry. He goes on to tell me c'mon Sheens you've got to give me something. And so I tell him there's no point in me just giving you advice out of the blue, especially if it ain't relevant for the situation which is similar to advice falling on deaf ears which I think is equivalent to giving no advice at all.

He goes on to correct me saying that's not true Sheens, if it weren't for our parents' / teachers' advice we wouldn't have had our conscience prick when we were about to do something wrong. Or at the point in time when we needed to make a decision its their advice that helped us decide. Hmmm, thought I, that's true.. often times when I cared to think about what my parents have told me, I realized that what they've said was true, even if at that point when they said it, it din't seem important or I just couldn't be bothered.

So moral of the story : Give and take advice freely !!

Some of my personal favorites include:


  • The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
  • Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. Khalil Gibran 
  • I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
    Henry Ford 
  • Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
    Anne Frank 
  • When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.
    Erma Bombeck 
  • To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
    Wilson Mizner 
  • Know when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes.
    Ann Landers 
  • My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
    Socrates 

                                        Ok if you want more - Just GOOGLE!!!









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