I meant to say the value changes with location, either it increases or decreases, something changes. Yes, you are right, no one ever knows what. But conceptually, the alternative outcome is the price some say we pay for our choices in real terms, I think.
The uncertainty in our decision, I mean whether our hunch was right or wrong is the risk we deal with in making our judgment calls. Most decisions right or wrong we usually don't find out until the morning after, I mean it has a time dimension and the time dimension makes it more problematic because seasons and people change.
The interesting thing though is our calculus whatever frame we choose are mere tools that aid decisions. But are not perfect. We rationalize based on experience and the wealth of knowledge that we have. And in most cases, a particular frame of reference.
We want to weigh our options. So we prioritize alternative outcome, or outcomes depending on the list before us and on the benefits that accrue. It could be the pleasure that we derive, or anything that seems pleasing to our emotions or somehow gives us some sense of satisfaction.
I think because of so many unknowns, time and the changing face of reality. Time and change make fools look wise, and the wise look like fools. I guess that is burden every man has to bear and the reason we exercise faith in most things because we are poor souls that hardly really know what we are doing. Most times we just pray that when tomorrow comes, things work out the way we conceived them.
Funny how life really is, eh?
you can change you life in a split second by the choices you make...a person just never knows what the alternative outcome would have been...the unknown has always made me very curious...
