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110) Some people believe that the best way of learning about life is by listening to the 
advice of family and friends. Other people believe that the best way of learning about life 
is through personal experience. Compare the advantages of these two different ways of 
learning about life. Which do you think is preferable? Use specific examples to support 
your preference. 
 
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My personal belief is that the best way to learn about life is through personal experience. 
But this does not mean that I totally disregard the alternative way of learning by listening 
to family or friends’ advice. The truth is that now, at my age, I clearly see that the best way 
of learning about life would be a combination of the two (ways noted above). 

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The main reason I embrace the first way is because I find it more natural, it is our 
instinctive way to act and react. When we are young we are prone to experience than to 
listen to other persons advice and less to the advice coming from our family. This may not 
be a general case but I believe the exceptions are rare. I remember when I got engaged 
with my future husband both my parents and friends were very much against my decision. 
And in a way they were right. But I wanted to follow my heart and to have my own 
judgment even if people with more experience and even good intention were advising me 
to do the contrary. My reaction/action it was also influence by the wrong approach my 
family adopted. And my case is not an isolated one. 
From my above story can be inferred that I DO agree that learning by listening to the 
advice of well-intended people is a wise way. It would probably save us some grief and 
disappointment in life. But I strongly believe that even painful the experience we choose to 
have is helping us grow and builds our personality. I never regretted my decision to get 
marry at a pretty early age even if eventually we (me and my husband) ended up divorcing. 
It was one of the best experience I ever had, though the most painful in my life. 
I conclude by encouraging youngsters to try to listen both to their heart and to other 
persons advice and judge which way would be the best for them. Although I sound like my 
mother some years ago, when she tried to convince me that at my age the marriage is not 
the best choice in life, I strongly recommend to everybody to accept listening to any advice 
before making a decisive step in life and afterwards to filter all these information. I think it 
is wise trying to combine these two ways of learning about life.