Teaching others a lesson.

Have you ever been very excited about a book you just read? You take it to a friend and say: "Read this, it's fantastic!" Then you hold your breath, waiting for their enthusiastic phone call. But they never call!

Six months later you ask for your book to find

a) they never read it,

and

b) they've lost it.

The lesson here, which applies to "friendly advice" as well as books - is that just because you're ready for information doesn't mean everyone else is ready.

IN A NUTSHELL

If people aren't asking you, they usually don't want the information.