It is often said that it is wiser to learn from someone else’s mistakes than to have to make those mistakes yourself.
These vicarious lessons may not stick, however.
Lessons learned through others do not make the same impact as lessons learned through direct experience.
Moreover, one person’s lesson, their solution to a specific problem, may not solve another person’s specific problem.
In fact, they may not even have the exact same problem as one another.
For this reason, it is often better to guide others to discover their own solutions to their own unique problems than it is to give them a solution.
Provide them with truths that will help them make informed decisions toward a solution, but do not provide the solution itself.
Create an environment within which solutions will arise.
Allow people to make their own mistakes and to learn their own lessons.
Foster resilience and encourage creativity.
Be there to provide guidance and support, and let their truth emerge from their experience.
Meditations on God 