For a variety of reasons, people often make choices that have negative results. Later, they regret these choices, finding out too late that bad choices can be costly. On the other hand, decisions that seem completely reasonable when they are made may also be the cause of later disappointment and suffering. What looks like a wonderful idea at one time can later seem like the worst decision that could have been made. Good choices, too, can be costly.
Are bad choices and good choices equally likely to have negative consequences?
There is a proverb that states “Well begun is half done.” As a result, some people probably will make a consequence that a good choice can enhance the possibility of success. Some other people then will perhaps believe bad choices are more likely to have negative results rather than good choices. However, as far as I am concerned, both of the two opinions are not true totally. I prefer to say: “Bad choices and good choices are equally likely to have negative consequences.”
To begin with, admittedly well begun can do help for the following steps and even lead to success. However, there are too many elements that can influence the result of what we do. Sometimes if we cannot deal with these, such as accidents, emergencies, and changes, the success won’t wave his hand to us. So a nice beginning, which we consider “a good choice”, has possibilities to have negative outcome as well as a bad one, which we call “a bad choice”, does. In the same way, let’s see the sides of bad choices. Lots of people regret to make bad choices. Nevertheless, bad choices do not mean we cannot succeed; instead, such a not good start probably will stimulate us to work hard to reach the top of a mountain.
From the perspectives, bad choices and good choices have equally probability to have negative consequences. Cite myself as an instance. On the grounds of my desire to go to US to study, I had to take the TOEFL test. At the first time, I was too confident about myself and I thought my English was good enough to pass the test. As a result, I decided not to prepare for it. The result was doubtless to be failed. Then I prepared for the second test. At the beginning I made a nearly perfect plan for myself, which was called “Steadfast Schedule”. That was really a good start, or I say, a good choice to persistent. However, I again failed in the test eventually. Why? Because I didn’t stick to the schedule and I kept myself doing things out of control of the plan. This case includes two main factors: the good plan and my self control. And the final outcome inclined to the influence of the latter one. Although I had a good start at the beginning, I failed.
Therefore, bad choices and good choices are equally likely to have negative consequences. Whether bad or good the choices are is one of important factors. No matter how the choices are, the outcome, which other factors and elements influence, will have probabilities to be negative,