This is one of the subtle things to be understood. We are always wise if we have to advise others but when we are in the same trap, with the same problem, the same crisis, we are not so wise. If somebody else comes to you with a problem, you will give him good advice and the advice may be right. But if you have the same problem you will not be able to give yourself the same advice. Why? Because when it is somebody else’s problem you are detached. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
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Even though this quote was written by someone who was not in the same situation as the reader, it is still very relevant. When we are trying to give advice to others, we are detached from our own situation. If we are able to understand that our advice may not be right for them, then we are able to provide them with assistance without compromising our own situation.

Source: When The Shoe Fits: Stories Of The Taoist Mystic Chuang Tzu

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