Before You Do Anything, Consider Your Loved Ones

Find out why it is important to consider your loved ones before you make decisions in your life.

Before you do anything, consider your loved ones. Obviously it’s pretty much impossible to think of your loved ones for literally every decision you make. Allow this blog to give you clarity on the meaning of this philosophy.

This is a personal philosophy of mine. Not Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, Plato or Lao Tzu came up with this. This personal philosophy of mine is something that I have learnt through my own experiences in life.

Why is this philosophy important? It is important because there have been too many times in my life where I have seen people act very selfishly or make bad decisions. I have seen people make decisions that were not wise and as a result, their loved ones were the ones who suffered.

I’ll give you one example. When I was in high school, a couple of guys that I used to hang out with went to a party one night. Luckily for me, I was not able to go to that party. The boys being young and unwise, decided that they would steal someone’s phone at this party. The person with the phone resisted and started to run away. As the person was running, one of the boys thought it was a good idea to pick up a glass bottle and smash the person over the head with it. When he did this, the person immediately fell and was unresponsive.

A few hours later, it was confirmed that the person had died. A young human who fell victim to the immaturity, stupidity and mistake of a few boys who wanted a new phone. The saddest part about it is that a mother and father lost a child. Someone lost a friend. Someone lost a partner.

Now, was it worth it? I can guarantee you that if you ask any one of the boys who were involved that day, they would tell you that it wasn’t. I bet you that they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

Now, if the boys that day took a second just to think of the consequences of their actions, maybe things would be different. The boys who committed the act impacted their own families lives negatively as well as the victims. Their families would be destroyed that one of their kids decided to commit such an act and as a result, faced criminal charges. This is just one example of many that I will one day give you.

The point of me sharing this philosophy with you is so that you see just how your actions can have severe consequences on not only your life, but also your loved ones and others.

It is easier said than done to think of your loved ones before making a decision. All I ask is that you make a conscious decision to practice. One thing to practice that I will help you get better at this is controlling your emotions. Do not let your emotions get the better of you. How many times have you made a decision when you were angry that you later went on to regret? You probably aren’t even bothered to count.

Please be wise my friends. Please think of this philosophy and please share this philosophy with anyone who you think will benefit from it. If this blog added value to your life, please hit the subscribe button below and stay up to date with my blogs.