Just Plain Bill
One thing most people desire
In my many years of reading, researching,
and simply experiencing life, I’ve come to believe that the one thing most
people desire in their life is certainty. Not having to guess, or even think
about many of the actions we take, is something we usually take for granted.
A few examples: the sun coming up each day
(now that’s big); traffic will stop when my light turns green; objects that
appear solid – while they’re really composed of atoms moving really fast – will
hold up; the airplane in which I’m flying will follow Bernoulli's
Principle, with the curvature of the wing allowing
the air to pass quicker over the top, resulting in the loss of pressure that creates
lift; that the ball I toss into the air will return as a result of gravity, and a myriad of other
things “taken for granted” and making up an average day.
An example of
the desire for certainty resides in the world of finance. I believe we all like
to increase the value of our holdings, with the corresponding decrease in risk.
Yet most claims of increasing one’s wealth seem too good to be true – and most
always are.
It would be an
interesting exercise to make a list of those items we take for granted which
contribute to our sense of certainty. What would be on your list?
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