Trade Offs

I remember way back grade school days when I'd collect stationaries and stickers. It was fun at the beginning but after awhile I got tired of my collection and decided to trade some of them for some of my classmate's personal collection. It was really fun for awhile. But at the end of the week, I ended up with an eclectic mix of stationaries and stickers. There are stuff that I don't even like to begin with. Only then would I realize that I like my original collection better than what I have now . But you know the rule, once you trade you can't take it back.

Life was so much easier back then. Atleast you only trade off stationaries and stickers...stuff that you can buy just about anywhere. As you get older, more serious stuff are being traded off. We are often reminded that we can't have everything. There's always something that we have to trade off for one reason or another. We make these trade offs for several reasons. There are times when our personal life has to take a back seat for our career. That's when you trade off personal happiness for security and financial freedom.

There will be times when your work becomes second priority over more important stuff like personal happiness and self worth. Often times we trade off unconsciously. But there are times when we intentionally make those trade offs in the hope that it will make your life easier. Sad part of it is when we realize we made the wrong trade off. It wasn't what we expected to be. And you wished you never made those trade offs to begin with. Regrets regrets!

I guess the moral of the story is to be extra careful when making trade offs. Know your reasons first and evaluate whether it's worth it. If you have doubts...better take your time and weigh your options.

Trade only what you can afford to lose.