Have you ever got advice unasked for? Have you given advice to your close and dear ones, without their asking for it? We all have done this, and sometimes, we may regret upon it. We take advice only from those who are superior to us; and who indeed are superior to each of ourselves?
I often say to my friends, “Come not to me for counsel, for I will say both no and yes”. I seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.How can I give advice to another when he has not told me all concerning himself. Who knows better than him about himself; and how then shall I choose better than him? And seldom do I heed to other’s advice, for advice is taken only from those who are superior. And who is more superior to me? Vain, am I not?
But counsel I give and counsel I take. For counsel means the act of exchanging ideas and thought, without acting superior to the other person. Isn’t it wonderful?! It is.
10 comments:
well yep been on both sides
givin n takin unwanted advice
n yes im comin to u counsel..;)
@dhruv. If you come to me for councel, I will say both yes and no.
@luke, we undoubtedly do so. It is an inborn quality.
"Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth."
...but trust me on one thing....understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on...advices may come...but it's only a way they must be linkin you with their own past experiences...n' believe me...linkin is more often better than seperation!!
p.s. nice blog!...keep makin it nicer!!..n' hey!..stay alive too!!!
@d'yer. Hmm.. 'Linking with the past'. A nice way to put things.
I hope I do not lose any friends because I do not heed their advice or give them.
And thanks for wishing me to be alive, few people does so now-a-days. I am glad you like my blog.
man ... u write good .. :) I like ur reasoning ... but dude ...u r human ... and living in this materialism ... there are many a things that are unwanted ... yet ppl do ... still unwanted advice is nostalagia ... i agree ....
@Pawan
'man ... u write good .. :) I like ur reasoning ...'
Thank you sir, I am much honoured, I don't think I deserve the praise.
'but dude ...u r human ... and living in this materialism'
Yes, sometimes I forgot that I am human. And someitmes I suspect that I am not.
hmm it depends. But there r people around u lookin for instances .. small snippets of time when they can throw there advice at u .... whether u ask for it or not.
But yes most of the times we r so comfused [atleast i m] tht we ought to seek advice. And counsel ..... well its actually not an exchange rather an impose of ones idea on the other. DOminating Humans we r u see.
Nice post johney.
@anuj,
You are so right! Dominating humans as we are. We do force or take advice unwittingly.
Quoting Tolkien heh :P
@anon
Well, not a direct quote, but an inspired phrase. lol
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