Will It..?

One thing that has always bothered me, is when people tell others everything will be okay. You hear it on medical programs, when someone is hurting, or injured, and when problems beset others. We never know that for sure, unless the situation is a given. But when it comes to illness, misfortune, or natural disaster, how does anyone know the outcome in advance? They don't, and therefore, should keep quiet. Even doctors, and officials, have no infallible way of knowing whether a situation will improve, or continue to worsen.

It is hurtful to get a person's hopes up, only to have them dashed later, because the outcome doesn't meet their expectations. I'd rather a doctor, or whomever tell me the unbridled truth, than to lie, in hopes of making themselves look better. Everyone is human, mistakes are inevitable, and without a doubt things can always get worse. Another thing that bugs me is when people say things couldn't get any worse. I say, watch it, things can always get worse.

I'm not a true believer in karma, but I'd think when you say that, you are testing fate. In my opinion, things can always get worse. It usually isn't what anyone wants. But I know from past experience, that something worse could always be lurking around the next corner. We have little control over most things. And Mother Nature, among other things, is a strong adversary. No one likes to make anyone feel worse. But to give them false hope, in my opinion, is even more hurtful than the truth. Even though, in worst case scenarios, options must be weighed.

In this day, and age, where it seems so many things are out to get us, eternal optimism won't help anyone. Things happen, we need to be realistic. And often they are beyond our control. In my little space in the country, we make it through day by day. In hopes that things will stay on an even keel, and not too many, costly events will upset that.

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