İngilizce 10 Unit 2 / 27
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A Decision May Mean a Life

From the early years of school, teachers, parents and the elderly advise us to be well-organized and to plan our future, and they claim that it is an important life skill. Some of us try to pick this as a habit while some let the river flow. However, you cannot follow your plans all the time as future holds other things for you. You may make a perfect plan for a vacation and think that you are going to have a nice time with a group of close friends, but you may have to make a new decision and change your plans when a careless driver crashes into your parked car and damages it seriously. Experts see it as a great skill if you can take good decisions in unplanned situations. “Most may take time to think carefully and reach a decision or make a plan but this does not make the difference. You have the power when you can take quick decisions that are good in unplanned situations or moments. This does not happen spontaneously. One needs to be coolheaded and to have strategic, analytical thinking skills as well as a good background to be able to take sensible decisions in unexpected, unplanned situations and at the moment of crisis.” says Mary Amber of the PO Psychological Clinic, New Jersey. And she adds “We cannot know what the future holds for us and we may love to make tens of decisions in unplanned situations in everyday life. Sensible decisions are for your good. It may be a life-saving decision if you can say ‘I will pull over on the right.’ when you have a sudden headache and ask your wife, who is sitting next, to drive as far as home or hospital. People will certainly have their own plans for the future but life has its own plans as well. We should all make effort to improve our decision making skills.