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During my undergraduate days,I faced a lot of obstacles.The challenges were so overwhelming that I decided to change departments in 300 level and that would mean going back to 200level in another department.

A professor warned me against this and said even if you come out with a third class or pass,you can still do a postgraduate diploma and proceed for your masters .His exact words were "kid,you plan with what you have.You can't plan with what you don't have".I'm glad I followed his advice though..

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Some of the best advice that I have herd is do not make decisions when you are in a bad mood or angry  and do not make any promises when you are on a good mood....

This a very personal and favorite words of wisdom that I received. It helped me realize that I should always think of my words, thoughts, and actions before I act on them. I hope this help. 

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I think the best advice I ever got before is "you cannot give what you don't have" and "don't expect what you can't give". Life is a simple and less entangled as that.

I cannot give to the world what I don't have. If the world needs humanity, compassion and love, I cannot be part of that if I do not love myself, if I'm full of resent. Healing the world starts from healing ourselves and being whole.
We should not put our expectations on people else we would be disappointed. If you don't place high priority and don't do so much for people, you cannot get any of that. This life is give and take but to live peacefully without disappointment or dissatisfaction, even when you give, do not expect so much in return. Do it for your peace of mind.
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Definitely,we can never give what we never had inside of us which is the gospel truth. Life is just too short for stress I believe. 
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The best advise that I have gotten from a wise man is the need for me not to despise the days of humble beginnings. The man that gave me this advise is my dad and he has been my source of encouraging words for long now which is something that I always appreciate.

He went further to make me understand that the days of humble beginnings is one we should always appreciate and try to keep up with the things that will make us grow better. When we look at the experiences that many great men and women has had, you will understand that they never made it big right from the start as it began with a humble start. My dad also made me to understand the need for us to keep pushing for the top. According to him, there is nothing that can make one not to push for higher levels as man is made to improve everyday.
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Yea, people should know this.We will always have little beginnings we can only strive to he better.
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The best advice I've ever gotten is "trust nobody". The words were aalways coming out of an elderly man who happened to be our neighbor while I wwas growing up. The second advice is never compete with anyone just live your life in real. These two have kept me going for long years now, and I've never regret it.
I can still remember the sad story he told me about his school days; he said he was in a room with four other boys and to him they all love each other and nothing can separate them. His own family were rich, so he feeds his friends everyday and he never hide anything from them. So one faithful day towards their final year he came back to the hostel very hungry, and since it is a usual routine that his friends will finish lecture before him. And they will surely cook. He ran to the hostel and he met his food in the cupboard. he brought out the food and started eating. Before he could ffinish the food, he noticed serious pain in his stomach. It became severe that he couldn't bear it anymore. He cried for help! To his greatest surprise, his four roommates came in an told him to his face that he will die. Because they have poison his food. That did he think he is the best or better than them?. That hhe made a mistake by telling them about his bank details. So they left him to die. Luckily another friend
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Well,humans are becoming so queer these days that trust has totally been killed and buried too bad. 
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I went through your write up@patron and I just had to stiffle tears.. Human beings cannot be trusted.. Nice one though
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"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." -Charles R. Swindoll

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Make good use of every opportunity that presents itself, and that includes finances, investment opportunity, connecting with the right people, and stay off problem, this advice sunk into my head up till this day and I sometimes draw up on them. 
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My uncle from my mums side once told me to work best in whatever I have so as to achieve my goals and I should never allow myself to fail in every aspect in life and rather strive in each and every thing that I do. This advice gave me strength when I was down and it helped me alot to where I am now. 
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I heard it from a priest. He said: " there are 4 things to remember in life. First, money can be earned, its not the most important thing in life so don't burden yourself with it. Second, quarrels can be resolved. If you delayed it, you will have to carry it for the rest of your life. What for? it is a useless luggage. Third, the life of a loved one is irreplaceable. You can say what ever you want but once your loved one passed, it will be for nothing. you should have no regrets that you went out of your way for someone. And the fourth, the lost of your soul is your greatest failure. You can have everything but in the end, you lose your soul you're a failure." 


And this changed how I perceive my life now.
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Once I had problems. I thought that people don't return my love the way I return theirs. I thought people weren't grateful enough when I was a very grateful person. And I suffered from it. Several people were frank with me and said that there were no words of love and gratitude in their family.

And my friend said to me: "Don't worry about it. People are grateful to you and love you. It's just that their parents taught them to express their feelings that way. Sparingly. You're lucky that you can express your feelings so strongly. But not all people can do that. Don't be hard on them. They do it the best they can."
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A wise person named Dr. Kwame Nkrumanh once said change when denied or too long delayed, violence will breakout here and there, not that men willed or planned it, but their accumulated grievances will erupt with volcanic furry.

He also said failing to plan is planning to fail. 
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The best advice I got and I learned from my life is that didn't trust anyone.because you was born alone and at the end of the day no one will be there to take care of you. All are selfish and going behind once on dreams.  
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That was a really good one and it can boost up a confidence. Thanks for the quote and it may wake up the mindset of the people who keeps on depending on someone else.
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The best wise quote I got from a friend that is, 'Do not judge a man with the least wrinkles on his forehead.' I always use this to make me inspired.
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Jack Ma is really a wise person. We haven't met yet but I've watched his interviews. He told his audience not to complain and failure is part of success. Take a look at him now. He has a good attitude and a very long patience in him. He succeeded and His company is already developed but still growing until now.
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Best advice you have ever gotten from a wise person?

One piece of advice that has always stuck with me is to "never stop learning." I think this is particularly important in today's world, where technology and society are constantly evolving. It's important to stay curious, open-minded, and willing to learn new things in order to continue growing and developing as a person. Additionally, I think it's important to always be open to learning from others, regardless of their age or background. You can always learn something new from someone, and that person might have valuable insights or perspectives that you wouldn't have considered before.
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A wise person advised me once in my childhood to never trust strangers which I first neglected then just after a few weeks when one stranger told me as he is blind and asked me to take him to his home. I was a small child so I did this just after a few blocks he took my cash after showing me his knife, and from that day I became very cautious about strangers.
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You can't fill from an empty cup.

While it's good to be there for others, it's important to be mindful of your own well-being.  Take rest, say no to extra tasks if you are overwhelmed, and find time for self-improvement/self-care.  If you are constantly filling others, but neglect yourself, you will burnout and not be able to help anyone.  Taking the time to replenish your own reserves is not being selfish - it's healthy.
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"The best advice you have ever gotten from a wise person would be to be patient and to keep up the good attitude Because it makes all the world's a better place.
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Personally I'm a person who love advice so I have received so many advice from different people from my parents and elderly people even in the church one of the advice have received that I can never forget is that I should use my tongue to count my teeth when doing things
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