Henry David Thoreau stated in his argument that "age is no better, hardly so well qualified for an instructor." Many argue the validity of accepting advice from our elders, Thoreau believes that it makes no sense to accept the words of our elders due to their lack of experience nowadays, as well as their familiarity with social, technological and moral aspects. norms of past years, but not today. It can be argued that our elders may have experienced similar situations in situations of love, loss, life and death and may even have relevant and helpful advice. It may undermine the fact that if people willingly listened to the elders' ideas, it could be their decision whether to accept or ignore the advice. Morals are forever changing, our grandparents grew up in a very different time where some things were more widely accepted and others not. Our elders, for example grandparents, during their youth were brought up with a certain morality, a morality that is almost ridiculous nowadays. Morals are normally tied to the social norms of a period of time, and with society constantly changing, these norms never stay the same for long. For example, when our grandparents were growing up, it was normally and socially acceptable to not attend college, get married at 19, and start a family. In today's society this concept of early starts is deeply frowned upon and most people wait until their mid-20s to begin married life. Even clothing has proven to be not only an expression of the era, but also of the morals of the era. Clothing has become progressively tighter and shorter as the years have passed and in previous societies showing skin was considered provocative and inappropriate, whereas today it's just... half the paper... that neither side is right, but within reason both sides have valid points. In compromise, you could accept the voice and opinion of your elders with open ears, knowing that times have changed, but listen regardless because in some situations the advice is timeless. Mark Twain said, “wrinkles should simply indicate where the smiles have been,” exemplifying Thoreau's points that just because you've gotten older and keep years on younger generations, doesn't mean you're wiser. This quote makes the concept of wrinkles not show experience but rather memories. With age comes knowledge and experience, but just because one experiences an event one way, doesn't mean the next generation will experience it the same way. Advice arises from opinion rather than fact, due to the inability to perceive the same event in the same way as another person.