Perspective

Umpire’s eye

I have no idea what to do. It seems that the more you give advice, the deeper the hole you dig. So why give advice at all?
Interesting question; advice is given normally because it is sought. Should the seeker ignore the advice and things go awry, how do they choose to heap all the blame on the giver?
How do seekers choose advisors? Do they perceive that the advisor is sorted, and has life and all it’s vagaries under their complete control? Is this what they want to emulate – a perception of control?
If this is so... seeker it may be ignored.
Why then continue to ask for advice?
Why then continue to give it?
From the lofty heights of the Umpire’s Chair great perspective can be gleaned. It’s a long way up and so things that are happening at baseline level may be missed and if you have no other recourse then the Umpire has the last word.
It is a long way up, how did the Umpire get to be there? Someone chose them for the job.
The more information we have the more choice we may have.
But, only if we ask the right and pertinent questions.