About the Word “Should”

The other day I had a big discussion about the usage of the word “should”. Some of you may know that when you are confiding in someone, or someone is confiding in you, the immediate reaction is to give advice! We give advice because this person is in a tough situation, and our human instinct tells us that it’s bad, and that we must fix this situation immediately, because the world would be better without suffering, right? I disagree, but I will share my thoughts on this later.

My first response when someone tells me I “should” act a certain way is, “why?”