Sunday, March 11, 2012

An Ironic Parody called "Advice on Life"

Somehow in our life whether we want to or not, we all give advices. It can be a good advice or really bad one, sometimes it’s idiotic and most of the time it’s just for the heck of it. Unfortunately what’s sad is that even when we do give advice, 90% of time we know we should be the last person giving it.
It’s not that we saying the wrong things or pointing in the wrong direction, rather majority of the time when we know it should not be us saying it, is because we don’t follow it our self. It’s like a porn star giving teenagers advice about having safe sex; it just doesn’t feel or seem right.
I am not saying that it is wrong for the person in the above scenario to be giving that advice, rather to be honest no one but he/she (the porn star) understands the importance of having safe sex. It’s just that he/she is not the right role model to show the teenager the importance of it.
We all know right from wrong, and we all at some point in our lives follow the wrong path even when we do know it’s wrong. It is this following the wrong path that makes us learn from things in life and understand how valuable they are.
It’s funny how when we have done a wrong thing and have learned from it, that when we see someone else going in that same wrong direction we immediately give them the advice of NOT TO DO IT and how bad it is for them and just hope against hope that they listen to you.
What all of this has got me thinking is that is it wrong for us to give advice to others when we know we are the last person who should be giving it? Is it being hypocritical of us to wish that they listen to you and not follow the wrong path when you yourself first committed that same mistake to be able to actually understand the true value of it today? Is it not better for someone to commit that mistake and learn from it first hand and understand the true value of it than just take your word for it?
I know the thinking about the above will vary from person to person. I am not looking for much input on that here. Rather, I just am curious as to what thought, it provokes.

3 comments:

  1. i'd say nothing wrong in giving advice, ur doing so because A. there is a possibility that you yourself have gone through it and you feel its necessary to alert the concerned person...before they get into the mess and hurt themselves. B.you have seen it happening and do understand the consequences... lets say ur being sensible and wanting to help. now,no matter what ..at the end, it is always a feeling that you get inside that makes u feel better that uve done what you felt was right.. (although,depending on person to person,u might feel that ur regret'n it) and also at some point you should consider it that way as it was ur duty to advice and alert ,then leave it to the person whether he/she accepts it or not.uve done ur job...and it is always the best way to learn after doing the wrong things yourself..
    at the end im just saying nothing wrong in giving advice,u'll come across many who probably would not accept or listen to your advice and then hopefully realize that .. or will simply ignore it and pretend that this convo never happnd :P just need to look at the person who ur giving advice to, for the most its not hard to judge people through their gestures and attitudes. if u make a boo boo,hey... there u go ur learning too :)

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  2. also, its best not to judge yourself if your the right person to convey the advice. different people ,different perceptions!! you know your not following to the advice that you plan on sharing,yourself..not everyone is perfect.perhaps the thought of it might make u want to stop yourself and get back on the right track.. or either ways there are people who will also want to give you advice on it. its just a vicious circle of life. all that a person could try doing is perfecting themselves,have always tried to, are still trying and let the future decide..
    See,in a way.i am kind of advising you too.

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