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Advice: from friends older than you or from those of your age? From time to time, we will inevitably encounter various challenges that we cannot handle by ourselves. We can be thankful for the existence of friendship, because our fiends will always stand by our side. They are ready to offer valuable suggestions that could help us out of our torturous dilemma. Our broad circle of friends can be divided into different age groups. When a problem appears, some people prefer to consult older friends first, believing their advice is superior to that of a friend of the same age. Personally speaking, such a choice is understandable. First and foremost, the advice from an older friends tends to be more reliable and applicable. After all, veterans are better than recruits. Time is an excellent teacher and guide. Learning from the past is the way to find solutions to current problems. Consequently, those who have a longer past and richer real-life experience stand in a more qualified position to offer instructions and express personal evaluations. Additionally, older people are often logical thinkers with more objective ideas. In most cases, the advice given by them as undergone repeated tests and can be easily put into practice. I have some friends who are younger than me. Most of them prefer to appreciate my advice more than their counterparts. Secondly, friends in the same age group may be limited with expressing their ideas to each other. Indeed, most friends of the same age were brought up with a similar social background and share similar views on the world. They are unlikely to possess broader minds than older friends. When facing a certain problem, people of the same age may have similar views. Conversely, older friends may contribute totally fresh ideas that win the heart and mind of the person needing support. Such a psychological reaction further explains why people are more willing to accept guidelines from those who are older than themselves. Nonetheless, age is