We all know that nothing is easy in life. Hardly would a day pass without us taking decisions; some drastic, and some simple. This isn't limited only to humans, because I believe that even animals make decisions as well. The moment a predator animal attacks its prey, it must've taken some time for it to watch the prey and launch its attack. That too requires decision making. The only difference is that we humans require so much effort and we are the ones who pay the price for the outcome of whatever decision we have taken.
Every living being in this world will at some point have to make decisions, no matter how nonchalant he or she might seem to be. Everything we do requires decision making. Eating, when to take our bath, who to talk to, where to go to_ all of these and many more requires that we think and decide on what to do.
It is important to note that decision making has its perks and risks attached. It is the risks involved that we tend to analyze, to be sure if there's a chance of us benefitting even if it's a little from the decision we want to take.
Taking risks is part of our everyday life, and I doubt that any major success can be made without risk taking. Though sometimes, we can take these risks and things will still not work out well. Last year, I took a huge risk which I spent time regretting, and I paid the price dearly.
As a final year student, it was my wish to pay my school fees on time, so I can fully focus on the journey ahead. I made all necessary plans and arrangements, and luckily for me, within the two weeks of school resumption, I got the money for the school fee. At that time, I had an outstanding debt of #25,000. I thought about it for some hours, and decided to take the money from my school fees, with hope of replacing it in a week. If I had known what was awaiting me, I wouldn't have done such a thing.
That week, I couldn't get money in bulk for the replacement, and as the week ran past, I occasionally took out little amounts for data and airtime. It was mostly #2000s and #1000s, and whenever I checked my balance, I would be happy that I hadn't spent much. It continued like this; I would get money for the replacement, and something urgent will come up and I'll still take out the money. I still felt it wasn't a big deal, until one day I checked, and the money had gone down below a hundred thousand. That was when it dawned on me that I was in deep waters, with no hope of redemption.
Because of the urgency to pay the fees before the fast approaching exams, I slimmed down. I lost my appetite, and I barely smiled anymore. It was even hard to enjoy the Christmas, and there was no one I could tell, because it was a known fact that I had been given my fees, so everyone thought that I had paid it a long time ago.
That one decision to repay a debt from my fees was the biggest risk I had taken all through the year. It took a lot of trouble and sacrifices to have that money replaced, and I learnt a huge lesson from it.
If I were to ever find myself in such a situation again, though I do not hope to experience that again. But if it were to happen, I would never take out money from my school fees. Infact, once I receive the money, I would pay it immediately without hesitation. This experience taught me the lesson that we should never make plans with money that we haven't seen yet. Things can turn sour if we do not later get that money.
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