Always Expect the Unexpected Because the Only Certainty Is Uncertainty | Ricardo Side

As much as we can do to improve our lives, we do have to remember that there
is no such thing as a sure thing. Rich or poor, every person's future is uncertain.
Tomorrow will bring both pain and pleasure. You will have litde or no contro!
over many things that happen in the future. All told, the success of the
important project is not guaranteed - regardless of how much talent you have
and how much effort you put into it.
One reason is that Murphy's Law has ahabit ofthrowing a wrench into the
best ofplans. In case you haven't been introduced to Murphy's Law, allow me
to do so. Murphy's Law says, "Nothing is as easy as it looks. Everything takes
Ionger than you expect. And if anything can go wrong - it will at the worst
possible moment."
Although Murphy's Law is far too pessimistic, it's worth remembering
nonetheless. Not all things go wrong at the worst possible moment, but many
do. Indeed, sometimes even if something cannot go wrong - it still will!
As a matter of course there will always be unexpected disruptions in our
lives. Notice that when you remodel your house, things usually take twice as
long to complete and cost twice as much as expected. Career, travel, marriage,
and leisure plans are all subject to unexpected negative influences. You may be
riding high one day, but all good things do come to an end. Don't expect your
feeling of being in control of the world to last forever. Trust me, it won't.
Things will change. What is uncertain is when things will change.
Unexpected events can throw you off stride for aminute, a day, or even a few
years. Keep in mind that it's the big changes in life that rarely give any advance
waming. Obstacles in your path can appear out of nowhere. Anything worth
doing is likely to take longer than you expect. Things for which we have high
expectations sometimes have to be abandoned entirely. If it's important to you,
it's wise to be prepared far something unexpected.
What is most certain is uncertainty. The future will bring change. It is important to leam how to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances because in
this day and age there will be many. We can resist change, but it's going to
happen anyway. Perhaps it's the short-term pain that comes with a lot of
change that we fear and resist.
Those who are flexible in their thinking and their ways will prosper despite
forthcoming upheavals in the way we live and do things. Not surprisingly,
studies show that individuals who respond creatively to change live longer than
those who don 't. Even in the bleakest situations, these people find a ray of
sunshine. They know that change can be uncomfortable, but often it leads to
something much better in the long run.
Be prepared to change with the times - instead of resisting change - and
you will be happier and more relaxed. The silver lining of the uncertainty
principle is that life's most treasured moments often come unannounced.
Rather than being threatened by unexpected developments, we should leam
that they can also be hidden opportunities. Disasters hit our plans, but so does
unanticipated good luck.
Being concemed about the future is pointless. The future will be here
sooner than you can imagine. It's crazy, but the harder it becomes to predict
life's events, the more we try to rely on predictions. There are no statistics on
the future - aside from the fact that it is always ahead ofyou and it will come
one day at a time. The best policy is to expect the unexpected. The only thing
for certain is that nothing is for certain. Trust your instincts and creativity to
help you on life 's joumey and you will do just fine.