Fear vs being prudent.
Where is the fine line between appearing “sky is falling” fearful and discerning prudence? For example, if there is a car careening toward you down the road, do you move out of the way, or say to yourself: “I am not afraid that car will hit me!”
Right now, for instance, the financial markets and stock exchange are going haywire all over the world. Some analysts say we are in the worst decline since the crash of 1929. The mortgage markets are liquidating, just ask some people here who work in the industry how many people have lost their jobs. True, these things are cyclic…but do we also ignore information because to listen would have us live in perceived fear?
I think there is too much judgment by others claiming people live in fear. When others show a lack of diligence as to what it is they choose to show concern for because they think: “it cannot affect me”, I become a bit frustrated. I had a friend lose $100K in her 401K account a few years ago because she chose to ignore the “car careening”(market plunge) toward her. There needs to be some kind of balance between all out fear, and taking the time to investigate the changes.
True, all things change. But why is it humans have the propensity to ignore some change and embrace others, often to their detriment? To merely state: “things change” when information is provided to the contrary, irks me. My own mother refused to go to a doctor because she wanted to wait until hers returned from vacation, and dropped dead from a heart attack in 1988. Not a wise decision. Her choice, her path but it affected many others. And yet prudence would tell her that f she had arm pain and labored breathing, there might be a good reason to go.
Curiosity brings me to ask others their opinions on this question. My past conditioning was one of fear, then ignorance, but now it is prudence. I cannot control many things in my life, but I do not need to remain in the dark either. Given enough warning, I can move out of the way of a out of control car coming at me!
I’ve also learning by jumping into the fire and believing something would not affect me, only to devastate me later! This has led me to work through my feelings about all things with care to investigate all sides of an issue…especially if given some advance notice!
How can we balance the fear and the prudence?
How can we stop others from judging our way of doing something as wrong or being viewed as alarmist? (A conundrum indeed).
Walking the fine line between Henny Penny” Sky is falling” fear and not being an ostrich with our head in the sand!
By the way…someone compromised our paypal this week to the tune of $475. It is being investigated….
Are we fearful now you ask?
No, just prudently cautious!
Where is the fine line between appearing “sky is falling” fearful and discerning prudence? For example, if there is a car careening toward you down the road, do you move out of the way, or say to yourself: “I am not afraid that car will hit me!”
Right now, for instance, the financial markets and stock exchange are going haywire all over the world. Some analysts say we are in the worst decline since the crash of 1929. The mortgage markets are liquidating, just ask some people here who work in the industry how many people have lost their jobs. True, these things are cyclic…but do we also ignore information because to listen would have us live in perceived fear?
I think there is too much judgment by others claiming people live in fear. When others show a lack of diligence as to what it is they choose to show concern for because they think: “it cannot affect me”, I become a bit frustrated. I had a friend lose $100K in her 401K account a few years ago because she chose to ignore the “car careening”(market plunge) toward her. There needs to be some kind of balance between all out fear, and taking the time to investigate the changes.
True, all things change. But why is it humans have the propensity to ignore some change and embrace others, often to their detriment? To merely state: “things change” when information is provided to the contrary, irks me. My own mother refused to go to a doctor because she wanted to wait until hers returned from vacation, and dropped dead from a heart attack in 1988. Not a wise decision. Her choice, her path but it affected many others. And yet prudence would tell her that f she had arm pain and labored breathing, there might be a good reason to go.
Curiosity brings me to ask others their opinions on this question. My past conditioning was one of fear, then ignorance, but now it is prudence. I cannot control many things in my life, but I do not need to remain in the dark either. Given enough warning, I can move out of the way of a out of control car coming at me!
I’ve also learning by jumping into the fire and believing something would not affect me, only to devastate me later! This has led me to work through my feelings about all things with care to investigate all sides of an issue…especially if given some advance notice!
How can we balance the fear and the prudence?
How can we stop others from judging our way of doing something as wrong or being viewed as alarmist? (A conundrum indeed).
Walking the fine line between Henny Penny” Sky is falling” fear and not being an ostrich with our head in the sand!
By the way…someone compromised our paypal this week to the tune of $475. It is being investigated….
Are we fearful now you ask?
No, just prudently cautious!
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