What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
I have been advising people. Sometimes you can give advice to me and then you are left wondering if it is practical to you in real practice. When giving advices, it is possible to get inspiration out of this world and when you come to your senses, you realize that it is not easy for your advise client.
Personally I don’t remember any advice that worked on my favor. This could be because as a teenager, I was stubborn and very hard to give advice, as teenager, I despised or dismissed elderly people’s advice largely because I felt they lived in a world different from mine. I felt they did not understand my issues or my future or my purpose. I got mad when they appointed a role model for me because I thought am a unique copy of myself and comparison sounded like an insult. Where I wish I listened and gave more attention to their advices, I also reglect for following most of our culture norms and believes.
One stupid thing I followed soo religiously though I hated it to a great measure was going to school and spend a lot of time learning soo many things that were taught there. I wish I could have just followed some few things that excited my heart and perfect in them. I wish I could spent more time learning and practicing business rather than chasing theoretical science as advised by teachers and elders in my community. In terms of career, I wish I pursued productions of good and services rather than study a lot of math. That way I could have gained financial freedom. Most often formal education prepares you for servitude rather than for things that will bring you joy and contentment.
The advice I wish I had obeyed is that of relationship. My parents supposed that I should engage more in community activities rather than being a loner. It makes you a better and happier person. That one I ignored and loneliness almost killed me because I never learnt social skills. Am learning about it.
Conclusion
Take advices they are important. Without counsel nation can perish, and that nation is you or is in you. However take advices with caution because they can interfere with what you were meant to be and ruin your chances of succeeding in life..please in all circumstances, ask God for good counsel because it is only Him knows exactly what is good for you.