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Look before you leap- 3-Jan-2014
In the current scenario, with several gadgets providing instant solution to many queries has invaded everyones perception to 'think before acting' for now most of the needed things are available at the touch of single button instantaneously.
This technological evolution ('no'-radical change) has led many to take quick decision rather than evaluating the pros and cons of an action.
In earlier days, well, if one needed to make a call he/ she must make a note of it and go to the nearest telephone kiosk to make a call or if slightly wealthy needed to take the pain to sit down going through few pages of the phone diary to find the appropriate phone and then make a call. Well, certainly, though it didnt consume much time, it did take some time and during the time consumption everyone had the opportunity to reflect about the pros and cons of call or mailing.
But today, with advent of technology and lack proper guidance and etiquettes of the usage has led to many instant decisions that has gone wrong.
Such a mind has led individuals to make very quick decisions. Although few instances required such a quick decision, but most of other calls made could have been given a second though or few more seconds to weigh pros and cons that could have avoided many problems.
Any anthropologist would agree about the mindset of todays generation and people.
Certainly, everyone has many important calls to make, but if only little time is given to think over the necessity would have nurtured much better individuals who think before every action.
Many a time, 'time alone can give better options or time is the only medicine to heel even emotional slump or even a broken heart'.
But today, it is just the opposite- everything happens in twinkling of an eye.
Rashness has been unhappy parent of misfortune. Once in a blue moon it might bring us luck but more often than not it is fraught with dangerous consequences.
History is replete with such instances. Napoleon, otherwise calculating and sagacious warrior, in a rash and proud moment gave signal for an invasion of Russia. He had counted without the terrible winter of that country. His armies were bogged down in the snows. Most of his army perished and the loss became the prelude Napoleon's utter downfall.
Despite several instances of impulsive actions earlier, history repeated itself.
In the Second World War, Hitler intoxicated with power and pride turned his guns towards Russia, in spite of the Non-aggression Pact which he had signed. He also met disaster paid the price for his rash decision.
True statesmanship lies in thinking hundred times before deciding on any course of action. A situation is assessed in all its potentialities and possibilities. Though you would like to beat the dog, you have to consider the master's face as well.
Look before you leap, sums up the wisdom born out of experience.
In ordinary situations the proverb holds. But there are moments crises or emergency when boldness or even rashness may be most preferred, but with cool calculation.
However, in earthquakes, famines, floods and national calamities a person should act at once without caring for the consequences. In trying to avoid rashness one might go to other extreme of indecision and sloth.
A bachelor, said a humorist, is one who looks before he leaps then never leaps. Rashness is any time better than-sloth. But the right course is quickness guided by prudence. Haste and rashness are storms and tempests breaking and wrecking business; but nimbleness is a fair wind, blowing it with speed to the haven.
Those who act first thinks afterwards are bound to repent forever.
