why do you accept it is better to hold in to what you have rather than take a risk and try to get something better?
2006-08-01 08:20:37 · 5 answers · asked by Jamie H 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Well now, you do need to pick your battles in this case. Some things you might need to take a chance, a risk - but a calculated risk. Weigh all the odds, review your present situation and make a choice you can live with.
2006-08-01 08:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by Topez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently you are asking someone in particular because that adage is only applicable in certain circumstances. Kinda like $100 in your pocket is worth more than $100 on the craps table in Las Vegas. When it comes to matters of emotion, the balance can change, depending....
Say you have a husband who loves you but is -- oh, I dunno - awful in bed or leaves his socks on the floor - or will never earn more than $50,000 a year. And then there's this guy who is madly handsome, earns $150,000 a year and is hot for you. Some might say that the bird in the bush (the $150K guy) is worth more than the bird in the hand (hubby at $50K). But what if other facts enter in ? What if $150K guy is unreliable and although he promises his undying love and devotion, he has an unbroken track record of destroying women's hearts and shows no signs of any changed behavior ? Then just how much is the bird in the bush worth when compared to hubby ?
The scenerio is easily changed with different facts. What if hubby is abusive and uncaring but earns $250K and gives you all the money you want and guy on the outside is a georgeous starving artist who will love you and always treat you with the utmost devotion and respect (and is soooo good in bed) but will never earn enough to support you in a one bedroom apartment ? Now which is worth more ? Bird in the hand or bird in the bush ? Hubby or hottie ?
Adages are just what they are - applicable to certain situations.
2006-08-01 15:35:48 · answer #2 · answered by two 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people would rather keep what they have then to risk getting nothing. I think that this more towards being greedy as you already have a bird and you are willing to lose the bird to get two. There are a lot of people that always want more. It would depend on what the "bird" represent.
2006-08-01 15:29:32 · answer #3 · answered by superrrmodel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would rather say "take the offer while is there when you're afraid you might not get anything better later, take a risk when you don't mind losing what you can have now, regardless of what you might get later".
2006-08-01 15:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by Bernadette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an old saying and not actually a law or golden rule or any thing like that!
2006-08-01 15:26:36 · answer #5 · answered by mr nice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋