The future is a scary place and this is because we cannot control or predict it. We can plan towards it based on the underlying circumstances of the present or the tools we currently have at hand.
Time and change are advantageous to man because our growth and development are dependent on them, but we have a fixated nature, it's difficult to change with the speed of time because we have plans towards a stable job.
we need to be able to earn a specific amount of money for a certain period to own a house, buy a car, have insurance, better health care, and so many other things because we're fixated in our nature it's difficult for us to destroy the plans we've built in the past because newer and exciting prospects might exist in the future.
However, the disadvantage of not aiming for solidity is that it'll be difficult to have a goal and work towards it. Some people are waiting for better opportunities that might be more lucrative than they see around them and while they're waiting for this, they might miss out on the opportunity to build a stable life. Because our time is limited, people aim to make meaning of that limited time.
Even with how limited our time might be, we still cannot place a figure on that limitation, hence we can say uncertainty makes us seek solidity and stability.
Why?
Stability mitigates any turbulence that the future might bring. The plan to have a fail-safe or an emergency fund is because we do not want to be thrown off guard when our boats are rocked. So we set plans in motion to act as an anchor in a particular direction.
Choosing Stability...
Then, we still have to plan for when we might be inactive, thereby activating the retirement plans we've set in place. The truth is that everyone gets to that time when they would no longer be productive because it's a stage in life that is inevitable, it's either we throw a form of control on it, or we let it determine where our lives might swing to.
Another reason why we choose stability is fear and the willingness to act is a ripple effect. We're scared of this in different ways. Especially when we cannot predict the degree or the extent of the impact on our lives. Placing a figure on a real-life issue makes it easier to decipher, predict or control. We tend to fear what we cannot control and this happens for so many reasons.
My aunty worked in a company for 20 years and during her productive years she was earning big salaries, but three years before she was laid off, she actually saw the future, the job was becoming too unfriendly and people around her were getting sacked.
She began to envisage the end of the road, however, she couldn't place the exact date when she'll get sacked but then she knew she would, the uncertainty affected her productivity and it was difficult for her to stay hardworking since it wasn't going to matter anymore anytime soon.
Uncertainty opens up a query of possibilities. Knowing that your income might stop one day even before it stops is a great level of awareness, it might suck and affect your present level of efficiency, but one thing is, we can never create equanimity without ruffling a few feathers.
Allowing "THE" inevitable Interference
It's good to worry about the future, and it's also not good too but the reality of the situation is that these two situations Come with their separate advantages and disadvantages. However, seeking stability might not totally be the ultimate thing in life. It's good, it helps us to mitigate embarrassing circumstances, but because of fear, we might take rash decisions with an altruistic.
Sometimes we fail in life even when we have good intentions. But we cannot completely change our nature because of the level of degree of change occurring at the same time. In life, we try to prepare too much because we want to take charge of every situation in our lives, but because we're dealing with unsteady factors in life, might get disappointed even if our plans are flawless and airtight.
At the end of the day, we might plan, but there's nothing wrong with letting life interfere because we cannot totally control the narratives.
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