In today's society, its said we should trust our peers. Our peers who sees you everyday and who "really" know us by all the time they are forced to spend with us at school. If you do not call them a friend, but merely an acquaintance, their opinion should not matter to you. They can often twist words and what they have witnessed to get attention. They can be honest, but often in a way it hurts, such as behind another back. Their opinions may often cause pain and you must choose to raise above. This may be as simple as laughing it off and removing yourself from the situation.
Friends often are our peers. Of course we should trust our friends, but must be careful of who we call our friends. Friends at times will not be honest for the sake of not hurting you feeling, but when the truth hurts you trust them enough to see it the way they do. Typically around the same age you can trust them with questions about style and such as they often have the same taste.
Parents and Teachers? Ah, they are old and their opinion is outdated. By no means is this true! You should not only trust their opinion, but also their advice. They have watched you mature (or not mature) and can be trusted. They are figures of authority and deserve respect, their opinions do too.
There is an opinion who is always honest, just right in how forward it is, and trustworthy. That opinion is God's. By reading his word and spending time in prayer and reflection we can not only get to now him, but also learn of his opinions. When a persons opinion is mean or when it is worldly, God's opinion should be put above all others.
