Discuss these issues. 1.Do you think it is possible for someone to…Discuss these issues.1.Do you think it is possible for someone to learn something from someone else’s experience, or do we each have to experience everything ourselves?2.Why is it so hard for us to take advice from others?3.Can you point to times you did or did not learn from someone else?Learning From OthersSometimes people who are older than us or who have had more experience, try to give us advice.They see us making decisions that have a chance of hurting us or making life more difficult.These people may try to get us to look at the implications of using drugs, of drinking, or of sex with selfish, irresponsible, or uncaring partners.The more experience people have, the more likely they can see implications, causes and effect, and consequences.But if I take myself as an example, I seldom listened seriously to advice when I was younger.My emotions had a much more powerful effect on my thinking than anyone else’s well-meant advice.This means, of course, that I look back on my life and have to admit I have done some things that I now think were pretty stupid.I am guessing many of you have too.This raises an interesting issue.For many of us, the negative experiences that we maybe could have avoided have turned out to have helped us learn some of the most valuable lessons in our lives.But there are often easier ways to learn lessons, and as we get older, hopefully we discover ways to learn without having to hurt ourselves or others in the process.Arts & Humanities Writing Creative Writing CRTK 1300
