text: Taking advice from many people can also help someone see the possible outcomes of his or her choice. Someone's older friend may have had to make the same decision when he or she was that person's age. That friend might be able to show how making that choice was good or bad. The decision someone makes may be very minor. Sometimes a decision can haunt someone for the rest of his or her life. That person may regret making that decision forever. Seeing how others ended up in the long run can make affect someone's decision heavily.