If there is any truth to the pithy truths of parables and fortune cookies, it is the absolutism with which some people will believe or deny the contents of distilled experience in the form of advice. I have always found it surprising to me who gets advice from whom, about what, and why. Who asks for help or guidance, as opposed to those who might be more inclined to solve a problem for themselves and perhaps make a mistake, but do so privately.
I am at a crossroads of life. I need to make more than one decision within the next year, and have multiple internal and external pressures weighing on the pathways and outcomes.
I hope I choose wisely, as the old crusader offering advice once warned.