Forewarned

This phrase means that if you know about a problem or situation in advance, you will be better prepared to deal with it when it happens. In other words, it’s a reminder that preparation is key to success, or at least aims to minimise the impact of negative events. 

Here’s my question for you tonight? Is it always advantageous to know what lies ahead?

Personally I’m not so sure it is always good to know what’s going to happen in the future. However there are obviously some scenarios that there are clear advantages to knowing about them long before they actually happen. For example serious health issues are often more likely to be resolved or helped better if they are found early. But then things like when a loved one is going to die I don’t think most of us would want to know in advance – That said I think my statement only makes sense if I your relationship with your loved one is such that you regularly tell one another how much you love them. If it’s not, you might find not knowing when a loved one is going to die, means you miss your opportunity to tell them what they mean to you, and to say goodbye.

There are however lots of situations that are not life or death one, where it would definitely be advantageous to know what’s going to happen. Now I’m thinking about meetings or difficult situations at work where knowing in advance what was going to happen, or what was going to be asked of me, would be helpful so I could be more prepared to deal with them in an appropriate manner.

That said, my preference is still not to be forewarned, but instead take each challenge in life head on.

Would you want to be forewarned of what lies ahead for you or your loved ones? Let me know in the comments.