Ever wondered how we sometimes expect certain situations to unfold out of the blue? With very little warning, to catch us unaware? We then sweat it, work ourselves up and prepare to face it. We think of possible ways to thwart it or possible ways to work around it. We get ready and as we wait for it with bated breath, time suddenly decides to slow its pace and we continue to wait. Ironically, we thought the situation would catch us unprepared, and now here we are waiting to 'take care' of the unknown. We sit tight, like local militia waiting to ambush a passing enemy convoy, which, in the first place was supposed to be launching a surprise attack!
As the wait grows longer, we grow weary. We let our guards down. Things seem to be fizzling down. We tell ourselves “hey, it will never happen and even if it were to, arent we prepared?”. And most often, we drop back into our routine and nothing ever really happens. But then....
There are times when things take a turn. The situation presents itself without a warning, sometimes waiting for you at the gate peering into you with curios eyes. It accosts you, greets you and takes you by complete surprise. And our reaction is almost involuntary. We 'react' as against the 'actions' we decided to engage upon if that situation was to occur. We do something at the spur of the moment and get away with it. Hardly do we get into situations that warrants a wrinkled forehead some days or weeks ahead and even if we do get into those situations, hardly do the preparations come into play. So why worry?
As the wait grows longer, we grow weary. We let our guards down. Things seem to be fizzling down. We tell ourselves “hey, it will never happen and even if it were to, arent we prepared?”. And most often, we drop back into our routine and nothing ever really happens. But then....
There are times when things take a turn. The situation presents itself without a warning, sometimes waiting for you at the gate peering into you with curios eyes. It accosts you, greets you and takes you by complete surprise. And our reaction is almost involuntary. We 'react' as against the 'actions' we decided to engage upon if that situation was to occur. We do something at the spur of the moment and get away with it. Hardly do we get into situations that warrants a wrinkled forehead some days or weeks ahead and even if we do get into those situations, hardly do the preparations come into play. So why worry?
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