"Do not think that I mean to dictate as a parent; I only mean to advise as a friend, and an indulgent one too: and do not apprehend that I mean to check your pleasures; of which, on the contrary, I only desire to be the guide, not the censor."
Which of the following best summarizes the message of the excerpt?
a
Advice from the elderly should be scrutinized before consideration.
b
The writer means to offer guidance to help rather than to control.
c
The writer is skeptical about his qualifications to dispense advice.
d
The youthful, in general, are too immature to receive advice.
e
Advice from the elderly should be followed without question.
