Disappointment/Sadness - Are Problems Really Good For Us or Not?

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Good day everyone and happy weekend. Today I will talking about an unusual topic, which is "Are Problems Really Good For Us or Not?". I know some of you, would be wondering what kind of question is that, why would anyone in the world have a different answer to that question, and why should that question be asked in the first place, because it's a no brainer, as you think that problems are bad for us. But what if I told you that problems are actually really good for us, would you believe me? Hmmmmmmm, I know you are pondering right now. So, kindly read through this amazing article I created just for you, to find out why I think that problems are actually good for us 😉.

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What are problems in the first place. Problems are situations which we regard as been bad for us and we are thinking of how to solve or overcome such a situation. Problems include, loss of job/source of income, business crisis, marriage issues, death of loved one, and the list goes on and on. We are currently facing one problem or the other currently. It could be looking for a more stable income, or looking for how to pay your rent or to start up a business or issues with your partner(be it your wife/husband or your girlfriend/boyfriend) or thinking of exams or something. But the main point is that, there's an issue in your head currently that you are thinking of solving. Everyone have their own problems, the rich are looking for more love and affection and the people who ain't rich yet are looking for riches. The world is filled with people who have problems and are seeking for solutions.

The actual truth is that, problems are what make us who we are today, a better version of our yesterday, last week and last month, last year and you get way I'm going with this. Whenever we are faced with a problem, the Universe is trying to teach us a lesson which will help us as we grow old. But if we don't think about solving that problem and run away from it, it will definitely repeat itself. In other words, problems are what make us a better version of ourselves. Imagine, when you are still in school, if you fail a class, you would have to repeat and until you pass that class, that's the only way you can be promoted to the next class. That's essentially what problems are. If you can't solve your problem, your problem would keep on repeating itself, until you are able to solve it and then you move on to yet another problem. Yeah, it sucks! But that's the world we live in, so you better accept it and start thinking of the lessons behind every problem you face, so you can become a better version of yourself.

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For instance, if your problem currently, is thinking of how to pay your rent. If you are capable of thinking of a way out and paying your rent, that means, you have evolved to a better version of yourself, who is capable of thinking of ways to pay his/her rent. We humans, are very creative when faced with problems. We think out of the box and bring forth solutions we didn't know existed and that's how humans have been solving problems from time to time and thus, became the apex animal on earth, because we are always solving problems. You wouldn't be reading this article currently, if some people didn't solve so many problems, of creating network, creating smartphones and laptops. We are evolving into better version of humans by our ability to solve problems.

When most of us are faced with problems, instead of thinking of solutions behind such problems and the lessons to be learned, we cry out and become sad and depressed. When we are sad and depressed, the problem would still be there, staring at us. Until we have become ready to overcome the problem, the problem won't go. Yeah, it's not easy, we are humans filled with emotions, and emotions control our every actions but if we want to become a better version of ourselves, we need to be able to start controlling our emotions. Imagine, your rent is due in 2 months, definitely you would feel bad and sad, because you know you are not capable of raising that capital under such period of time. Instead of just continuing feeling depressed and sad, which won't be able to pay the rent but just ensure that your time is wasted. You can brave up and start thinking of ways of raising the amount for the rent. If you are able to raise all, or raise half, it's better than crying and feeling sad for yourself which would have raised zero penny. Lesson from the incident is that, you should be saving for your rent before it gets close. If you don't learn that lesson, when next your rent is getting due, you would start panicking and face same stress again. Hence, we need to be learning from our problems.

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We should change our view of looking at problems. Those of you still thinking problems are bad, ain't seeing the reality of things. No one really want problems, but still, no one can live without problems. Hence problems are constant in our lives. Look at the companies making the most profits, such as phone products, car products, real estate and so on. They are always solving problems constantly. Maybe later this year or beginning of next year, iphone will launch iphone 14, and that would be better than iphone 13. That's how they have been improving on their products since the launch of the product. Why are they improving? Because they keep solving the problems which their users face in their previous versions and that's why they keep on improving on their products and becoming better and better.

Same thing goes with everything we are using today, be it our television, laptops, bulbs, cars, planes and so on. Someone is out there, solving problems we face and making the world a better place. So, we also should be able to think of problems as issues, that would improve us, if we are able to solve them. I know it is difficult but it is a way of controlling our emotions and using it to improve ourselves. Problems will always come, whether we want it or not, so it is up to us, if we want to remain where we are or improve ourselves.