Richard M. Nixon once said,
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word "crisis". One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.Yes, in Chinese, the word "crisis" is made up of two characters: 危机 (wei ji) -- a combination of danger (危) and opportunity (机). So for every obstacle that we encounter, there lies an opportunity awaiting for us. I guess it's just like what we studied in financial management: higher risk means higher return. Then is this Chinese wisdom really applicable to my situation now?
I've been through several crises in my
Regardless of what was the cause, i promise myself not to engage in self-doubt and self-pity. I used to be a pessimist who always think of the worst of thing, but as i grow older and survived through one difficulty after another, i'm beginning to see things from a different perspective. It doesn't really matter anymore if the glass is half-full or half-empty. It's just a half glass of water; i should think of what i could do with it instead of harping on the have's, have-not's, and what-if's.
When life throws us a curve ball, do we just duck and whine about it, or we swing at it and keep on keeping on? Look at it this way: if there was never a ball thrown at us, there could never be a possibility of hitting a home run. So, crisis? Bring it on!
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