Dumb advice

Have you ever taken advice from stupid people? Oh yeah, who hasn't, right? It amazes me how much influence our peers can have over our lives. Most of us old folks can remember (and would like to forget) times when we did really no-brainer things all because a friend thought it was a good idea. If it was such a good idea, why didn't they do it? I read an account today of someone taking really dumb advice.

Rehoboam (Solomon's son), was about to take over the kingdom his father had built. He seeks the advice of the very men who had helped build this great nation. Then, he turns to his young friends, and they give him some really stupid advice to the contrary. Guess who he follows? Yup. Next thing you know, he loses 80% of his kingdom and fights the rest of his life to hang on to what little he has.

Counselors - today we say friends. There's no lack of advice in our facebook world, when we have hundreds of friends at the click of a mouse. Some good advice, some not so good. The important thing is the wiser the peers we gather around us, the more likely we receive good advice. So, when you've got a big decision to make...make sure you ask the right people. Oh yeah, don't discount the old guys. We've already figured out most the stuff that doesn't work. Of course, that's just an old guys opinion.