Personal Narrative: Balancing Things In My Life

There is one principle foundation I try to follow in life: balancing things. One of the most challenging human characteristics for me is controlling my desires, which results in high expectations for things. When I want something to happen, but it ends up not occurring, I tend to stress out and have bad moods. To minimize future burdens, I consistently remind myself not to hold high hopes; however, that does not mean I cannot look forward to anything. It just means to moderately inhibit the desires to manage any risks of it affecting me negatively. Likewise, if there is an opportunity that could benefit me, I would be less likely to make hasty or careless decisions. This kind of principle came through when my current vehicle at the time had …show more content…
When I took it to Wal-Mart to have it checked, the varying concerned expressions on the employee’s faces made me aware that I should prepare for the worst. My suspicion was correct- my Sable may have a damaged head gasket, which could cost me thousands to repair if it were true. To minimize any further damages, I had the staff drain out the excess oil and then slowly drove it back home since it was nearby. After understanding that the smoke is a response to the engine burning oil, I thought maybe the scorching weather condition can thin out the wasted oil that had coated other parts. After leaving it idle for a week, I drove it again and to my delight, the thickness of the white smoke diminished significantly. I then had it taken to a personal car taker, who filled the gasket with a sealant, which only cost me a mere 60 dollars. Ever since then, the car has been running smoothly, but I did not want to hold on to the hope that my 180,000 mileage car would be reliable for the next several years. Due to my financial circumstances, however, I thought maybe I should take a risk with it anyway. Then one day at my workplace, my manager asked if I was still looking for a car because an international student named Li needed to get rid of his vehicle within the next week. His last potential buyer suddenly changed his mind to purchase it, and was …show more content…
To this day, the only thing I needed to replace was the break pad, which cost me about 80 dollars, and everything else still runs great even after going over 5,000 mileages. Basically, using Beyoncé’s traits for managing risk as an example, discipline emerged from constantly making use of my iPhone’s capability to quickly search for information. By making a habit of this, I can extract even more data to help me make a decision during unexpected situations. Then, have patience to identify the types of risks before taking action, or also known as simulation analysis. I believe this was one of the situations where I really assessed the potential risks, minimized it, and then was able to gain a good