LIFE
How Well Do You Know Yourself?
Why it is important to have thought of the worst thing that can happen — before it happens
Are you confident of yourself, do you know what you want to do in different situations?
Do you know yourself well enough so you can prepare for crises in your life?
You can think through who you are.
Who you think you are.
Do you trust your own reactions? What do you want to do if such a crisis situation occurs?
What do you want to do if the one you love says she or he will leave you?
What do you want to do if the one you love suddenly dies?
Imagine that the unthinkable happens; what should not happen — it happens. Are you strong enough? Do you have a strategy for the worst of all cases? Do you know what to do then? Do you know how to manage?
It is not so stupid to have thought a little through such situations. It should not be difficult to think about it, for suddenly you could find yourself in the middle of the situation.
If you have not thought of at all that such things can occur, then it is a much greater challenge to deal with it in a good way. If you are unprepared, you may also be damaged because the crisis or disaster can tear away what you have built your life on.
I try to remind myself that everything can happen, and I try to think about the unthinkable and difficult. I believe that when I do so, I’m mentally more present and I get more able to see what the situation that possibly occurs requires of me. Therefore, it is never wrong to think about the painful things that happen or can happen in your life. On the contrary, it is a strength if you can prepare for such painful things and crises that can and will occur.
I have gradually come to the conclusion that I am in safe hands when I am in my own hands when such a situation arises. I want me to be able to stand in the middle of it, and to stand through the accident, the crisis or disaster.
And then I must rather trust that there are fellow human beings around me who see that I am in a crisis, and that supports me when I need it, for no human should be left completely isolated and alone. And above all, no one shall stand alone in her crisis.
