Quote Commentary 4...Erica Jong

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
-- Erica Jong

Erica Jong is an American author, poet, and teacher who's work I don't endorse, but whose quote I wholeheartedly believe. That's the cold, hard truth citizens. Most of the time anyway, who am I to give absolutes?



For the most part, when we discover the answer to what we know is right, we are upset with that knowledge. The right thing is usually the hardest thing. So we lie to ourselves and pretend we are still searching for the right thing to do, in hopes that someone will offer us an easy way out that will spare everyone's feelings. And hey, if it doesn't work out, they gave you the advice, right? No skin off your back.



Oh what a selfish bunch we human beings are.

Advice is a beautiful thing. If you aren't careful however, it will only add vice to your situation. Check your motives when you seek it.