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Do you agree or disagree? Getting advice from the older friends is more valuable than the friends on the same age to u. There are situations in which asking for advice from friends with the same age is more helpful, but such quick conclusion can lead to limited perspective and sometimes unrealistic ideas. The first reason to support my opinion is that older people often know more about society and have a deeper understanding of this world. For example, a young student spends most of the time in school or at home. As a result, the events he has or people he meets are limited to a rather narrow extension. Hence advice given by him may lack consideration from full aspects. In contract, older friends help us make decisions upon a much wider perspective, which involve not only family and school, but also community and society even the whole nation. In addition, due to their abundant experience, older people regard things realistically, while friends share the same age are likely to take things for granted. Think of a situation in which you learn to cook but don't know how much sugar or salt to add in the dish. Once you ask your schoolmate for help, he will judge from his imagination and say "probably one spoon", while in other cases an experienced older friend can give out the precise quantity according to your preference of flavor. However, it is rather important not to take this assertion too far. Being on the same age and sharing similar experience with us, friends are prone to considering from our aspects. In other words, they clearly know how we feel and what exactly we are thinking about. On the other hand, older friends may not always perceive our true feelings thus fail to offer appropriate advice. This phenomenon, which is called gap, appears quite common between youngsters and their older family members. To sum up, advice from older friends, which provides us broader perspective and realistic ideas, is more valuable unless a generation gap is conspicuous. |