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Prepare for a Rainy Day in Prosperity—The Best Confidence to Cope with Collapse

 

Prosperity is like a warm ray of sunshine, illuminating the path ahead and letting us feel the beauty and hope of life. In good times, work goes smoothly, income is substantial, relationships are harmonious, and everything seems effortless. Yet the more we are in such moments, the easier it is to let our guard down, indulge in the comfort and dividends of the present, and forget to prepare for a rainy day. Little do we know, there is no permanent smooth sailing in life—those seemingly solid things may collapse at an unexpected moment. And preparing for a rainy day in prosperity is the best confidence to cope with future "collapses."

 

In the workplace, we often fall into a "frog in boiling water" state during prosperity. With a stable job, easy tasks, and decent income, we become complacent, no longer willing to spend time learning new skills or taking on challenging work. But the times are developing, industries are progressing, and new technologies and concepts are emerging constantly. If we stay in the same place and fail to improve ourselves, when the industry faces reshuffling and the company needs to lay off employees, those who are complacent and lack core competitiveness will be the first to be eliminated. On the contrary, if we learn an extra skill and keep abreast of industry trends while the work is stable, accumulating more "career chips" for ourselves, even if we face the risk of unemployment, we can cope calmly and find a new way out.

 

Financial planning when income is substantial is also an important manifestation of preparing for a rainy day. Some people spend extravagantly when it is easy to make money—buying luxury goods, dining in high-end restaurants, traveling around, spending all their income on current enjoyment without any sense of savings. But misfortunes can happen to anyone at any time. Once encountering unexpected situations such as family members' serious illnesses, own unemployment, or investment failures, they will fall into financial difficulties and even heavy debts. Those foresighted people, when income is substantial, will plan their savings reasonably, set aside a portion of money as an "emergency fund" to deal with possible unexpected situations, and make reasonable investments to maintain and increase the value of their wealth. In this way, even if they encounter an "collapse-style" economic crisis in the future, they will have enough confidence to cope with it without being caught off guard.

 

Preparing for a rainy day in the prosperity of a relationship is equally indispensable. When two people are in a sweet relationship, they always think they are a match made in heaven and that this love will never change. But love is like a plant—it needs to be carefully watered and taken care of to grow lush and full. If we do not know how to cherish, recklessly squander the other person's love, and fail to communicate and tolerate in the prosperity of the relationship, when the freshness fades and conflicts arise, the relationship is likely to crack and even break down. Those who know how to prepare for a rainy day will carefully manage their relationship when love is sweet, learn to communicate, tolerate, and put themselves in others' shoes, creating small surprises in the plain days to keep the relationship fresh. In this way, even if the relationship encounters some twists and turns in the future, it can be resolved calmly and the relationship can go on for a long time.

 

Many people have a "gambler's mentality," always thinking that they are the protagonists of the world, everything will go according to their own ideas, prosperity will last forever, and things like "collapse" will never happen to them. But reality is often cruel—there are no things that always go smoothly, let alone weather that is always sunny. If there is really weather that is always sunny, it may only be "The Truman Show," false and unrealistic. The future is "unknown," and "unknown" is something that will definitely happen in the future. Preparing for the "unknown" that is likely to happen is like building an invisible "protective net" for your life. It may not be useful at ordinary times, but when the "collapse" comes, it may help you catch the drop and reduce the damage to you. Even, it may help you find a new way out in despair.

 

Preparing for a rainy day in prosperity is not unfounded worry, but a kind of life wisdom. It can make us keep a clear mind in prosperity and not be confused by the current comfort. It can make us have enough confidence to cope with the "collapse" when it comes in the future without falling into panic and despair. Life is like a marathon. Preparing for a rainy day in prosperity is like storing energy and water along the way, which can make us have enough strength to move forward when encountering difficulties and challenges.

 

Learn to prepare for a rainy day in prosperity, make more preparations and leave more ways out for your life. Only in this way can we always keep calm and firm in the ups and downs of life and step by step towards a better future.