Most people often make decisions out of emotions, either when they are very happy or angry. While some of these decisions still turn out well in the long run, some lead one into regrets.
I have acted on my emotions when I was very angry, and the result was very disastrous; however, I learned the lessons of my life through the experience to date. I have also acted on my emotions when I was overly excited and happy and thus took a decision without thinking through it. I was totally carried away! It was my 27th birthday, and you would agree with me about the kind of happiness associated with birthdays to some people, myself included.
Happiness is a very beautiful emotion, no doubt. When you are happy, your mind is soaked with excitement; you are positive; in fact, your whole body system only understands positive languages only during a moment of happiness, and of course, you are more likely to say yes to certain requests that ordinarily you would have thought twice about. This scenario was exactly my story on the occasion of my 27th birthday celebration in my former office.
I was totally overwhelmed with the way my colleagues celebrated me on that day. It was one of my memorable days; the words I received from them were too emotional, so much hype about my good personality. Music, dance, text messages, etc., all to spice up my day. Then at the end of our mini party in the office during the office closing hour, one of my colleagues jokingly said, Nkem, it's your big day; why not take us to ShopRite for some treats? Another colleague concurred, and before you know it, everyone was like, Yes, yes, ShopRite is a better venue to round up this celebration. They continued, Birthday happens once in a year; make it fun; give us a nice treat, beautiful woman, hehe 😃. Out of excitement, I give in to the request, and we joyfully match to ShopRite.
These colleagues of mine decided to choose one of the most expensive eateries at the ShopRite, and I saw no problems with it. I was happy; it's my big day, and I would love everyone to be happy as well. Then, my monthly salary was $30. Could you believe the total request my colleague made on that eatery was close to $70? The food didn't stop the pizza order; it didn't stop baked chicken and the rest. To cut the story short, I paid through my hard-earned savings. It took me months to save $70 out from the monthly $30 I was earning then. But emotions clouded my sense of reasoning, and within two hours, I spent all my savings just to make my colleague happy on my birthday.
It's nice to be generous to friends, but with the right emotions, no one will empty her savings on the course of doing so. This was one of the decisions I took when I was overly happy and later regretted it.
Overall, I learned to always put my emotions under check, either happy or angry emotions. There's a need to think through certain decisions before acting.
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