This is the second instalment of Stephen Chapman's monthly 'Q' feature.
This month's question:-
What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
and my answer:-
Buggered if I can think of anything!
- or, to slightly enlarge on that curt response, I can't think of anything that doesn't merit the rejoinder "So why don't you take/haven't you taken the advice?" - to which I have no satisfactory answer.
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
ReplyDeletePrecisely, Ron! ;-)
DeleteWell that's original!
ReplyDeleteStephen, I really have given the question considerable thought - ever since you gave us warning of it several days ago - but can't come up with anything worth saying. When I hear people offering advice on how others ought to lead their lives I automatically wonder what makes them think that they are qualified to pontificate - and would I honestly like to live THEIR lives?
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, I think. I can't come up with a thing at the moment. Maybe I should have listened more!
ReplyDeleteMitch, yes it's a tricky one. Saying that you ignore all advice (and there's always plenty given) sounds arrogant and self-satisfied - yet my reservations above do still stand.
DeleteMy favorite pieces of advice:
ReplyDelete"When in doubt, don't"
"When in doubt, get horizontal"
"Go wash your face"
and
"This too shall pass".
Your first one above I first heard at school when our French master offered it to our class about to take an exam. It's pretty good advice, I think - especially for that occasion.
DeleteThe last one is advice I always give myself when going through a difficult patch - and it's worth remembering.
As for the middle two......