I believe that only you know what you really want. You can ask your friends and relatives to give you advice, but that is only an opinion and you should make the final decision. For example, I wanted to buy a mobile phone. However, I had doubts about it. It was expensive and unusual. I asked my friends whether it would be a good purchase. They said that the mobile phone is trash and I could spend money more wisely. I did not buy that phone and bought another one which cost less. Later, I bought the expensive phone anyway because I liked it. Thus, we should listen to only ourselves when we make decisions because nobody knows us better than ourselves.

Secondly, I think that people give recommendations based upon their own unique experience. However, it may not correspond to our situation. Your situations can differ. For instance, when my father was young, he asked his father what profession he should choose. His father said that a military career was a good one because people in the military are always respected and are paid good salaries. My father followed this advice. However, he did not experience these benefits because the army was reformed, decreased, and its funding was cut, and he acquired some health problems as well. As a result, my father regretted his choice. Thus, people should not listen to others about how to live. They should use their own mind and gut to make choices because other people have their own view about life. Otherwise, we can have regrets.

In conclusion, I strongly believe that we should make decisions alone without the advice of our friends and relatives. I feel this way because only we know what we really want and opinions of others cannot help us in this choice. It is rare that the experience and principles of other people correspond to your own view.