Value the gift of warning
TO BE FOREWARNED IS TO BE FOREARMED
A warning is not merely an information, it is a gift of time, allowed to prepare for what is coming. The sound of thunder is a warning for a downpour, and it calls for preparation. However breif the timing between the warning and the happening is, it is never the same as when we are met suddenly with a gush of what we were never informed of. It is always a privilege to have time to think about our next move, rather to have to make a decision under pressure.
Forewarning prepares the mind, when we know that a challenge is coming we gird ourselves against the paralyzing shock of the unexpected. When the blow lands, it is mitigated not because it is weaker, but because we are braced for it. Our minds have rehearsed the scenario, and prepared a response for it. A lot of times, we have mourned a potential loss, calculated a risk, or steeled our nerves for a difficult conversation. This mental equipping is often as vital as any physical preparation; it is the shield against panic and despair.
Warning always come with calm and neutrally, it is the action it inspires that spells the difference between calamity and survival, between loss and resilience. A warning is only as valuable as the willingness to hear it. To be forewarned requires the humility to accept unpleasant news and the wisdom to distinguish prudent caution from paralyzing fear. It demands that we listen to the whispers of intuition, the data of experience, and the voices of those who may see what we cannot.
We must not ignore warnings when they come, being met unprepared by by an event we were warned of can be of graver consequences than not to be aware of it at all. We must value the privilege of foreknowledge, clear our minds, and prepare to meet every situation with readiness and preparation. The forearmed are those who possess the courage to acknowledge a threat and the discipline to act upon it.
To a better you, Kamikun John.
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