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I am fully
aware of the fact that the above sounds unbelievably simple; so simple, indeed,
that many of you will opt to ignore today’s entry as they will surely consider
it as a rather pointless narrative which is the product of my having nothing
else to write about.
That’s fair
enough; mainly because such people tend to think of today as a bank holiday and
do not want to be reading about knowledge or limits or knowing no limits- they
just want their chocolate eggs.
On an
unrelated topic, the next person who wishes me a ‘Happy Easter!’ on Good Friday
shall be blocked from all of the social media platforms that I am on.
Easter is on SUNDAY, as for Good Friday, here’s
a refresher course:
Going back to
the topic, though, most of the people who choose to ignore today’s entry are
quite comfortable with the way there life is. They like their 9-5 jobs, being
around their family and, occasionally, drinking out on Fridays and Saturdays.
There is, of
course, absolutely nothing wrong int
that; especially if you want to live a tranquil and stress free life.
There is,
however, one major disadvantage in that, namely: if you live comfortably your
whole life, chances are that if something UNCOMFORTABLE happens to you, you
will have NO idea what to do.
Let me share
a little example as an anecdote.
Back at uni,
a very good friend of mine was completely financially dependent on his father
and was counting on him at all times.
Long story short, one day the ATM swallowed his
international debit card which, of course, left him without any money (save for
the tenner in his pocket).
He used to
always drive to uni but that day he skipped lectures and slept throughout the
whole day.
Why, you ask?
Well, mainly
because he had absolutely NO idea what to do. What was he to use the £10 for?
Was he to spend it on some petrol for his car and drive to uni? Was he to buy
some food to last him until his new debit card arrived? Was he to go out and
get a pint to think things through?
What he COULD
HAVE done was to explain to me what happened; I would have then lent him some
money which would last him until he got his debit card.
What he chose
to do, however, was to stay at home for three days, sleeping most of the time,
until such time that his debit card arrived.
The above
story mind sound quite unbelievable to you but I can assure you that worse
things have happened to me when I first came to England as, prior to that, I
had NEVER been abroad before (but more on those some other time).
I am by no means
telling you to enroll in the army and go fight some insurgent rebel formation or take
up crocodile hunting as a weekend hobby.
What I am
merely saying is that, every once in awhile, you must put yourself in
situations and do things which make you uncomfortable for several reasons:
- To find out how you react under such circumstances
- To prepare yourself, both mentally and physically, for any such future scenarios
- To show yourself and others that you are capable of anything if you put your mind to it
Trust me, it
doesn’t cost that much effort to try and the results are almost immediate.
Have a great
Easter everyone.
On Sunday.
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