Someone close to me once made a large investment in a business that failed. When I say large investment, I mean almost all of his savings. It was a legitimate business, but it failed due to circumstances beyond his and his partners' control. He was able to move on quickly because he had and still has a well-paying job.
Consider what would have happened if the failed investment had been his only asset. Will he find it easy to move on?
How're you doing? How is everything going? I hope you're holding up very well.
Despite the fact that he had a backup plan or something to fall back on, the failure was still painful because he lost money. He was almost in tears as he described what had happened to me. He's moved on and is doing better, but that doesn't change the fact that he was hurt.
You can approach this from any angle you want. Loss is never easy to bear. Loss of money, loss of properties, death of a family member, death of a friend, and so on. The most amusing part is that the person may not even die, but you still lose the person. You know those situations where all you have are memories, even though the person is still alive? You know how people's contact go from having an emoji to +234? That's what I'm referring to. You must have had an experience like that, and if you haven't, congratulations.
Moving on from a loss, in my opinion, is dependent on how much of yourself you invested in that thing or person. If your investment is small, you will be able to proceed with or without a backup plan. However, if you are heavily invested in it, as the person I mentioned earlier, moving on is only easy if you have a backup plan.
Have you ever seen a movie in which the death of a father or mother has a far greater impact on one member of the family than the others? I mean, everyone else will move on after a while, but this person will find it extremely difficult to do so. That's what I'm referring to.
Spencer and Olivia broke up in the All American series, and it was difficult for them to move on because neither of them had a backup plan. Am I saying you should always have a backup plan when you're in a relationship? Certainly not. I'm just trying to point out that when someone recovers quickly from a loss, it's most likely because they anticipated the loss and developed a coping mechanism (backup plan). Loss is difficult to deal with, and moving on is even more difficult.
Remember my question about how you're doing? I'd like to hear from you. Thank you.
Till When Next I Write To You,
Stay Strategic About Your View Of Life.
I'm doing very well, thanks for asking. Yeah! A back up plan help us adapt quick and fast to unexpected situations. It is having an alternative option in place, should things go the way we never envisage. We lose nothing having a back up plan in place, but one may lose his own self inclusive when he fails at a thing that he has no back up for. Thank you SSWS for this week episode. Looking forward onto the next. Peace.