I just wanted to add something that I meant to mention in my previous post. I have emphasised quite strongly the wisdom we can glean from those who are older than us, but I should also point out that not every older person will give us wise advice, and not every younger person won't.
The important question is to ask 'whose opinions do I value and respect?' There will be some who seem to make wise choices in life, perhaps who often seem to have a timely word; someone who has a proven track record of living in integrity and wisdom. Perhaps the most important thing is that you go someone who you know will tell you truth, whether it is easy or not. It is easy to ask those who we think will say what we want them to say, but when I am working on a really tough decision, the input I value is from people who will point out the tricky implications of each possibility and will not spare me from what hurts if I need to hear it.
So yes, seek out someone older and someone with more experience of life and particularly of the issue you are dealing with, but don't ask any old person; it must be someone you know to be built on a solid foundation, who is not easily shaken, who deals in truth and walks in step with the source of all wisdom.
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