It depends

What do you do when you don't know what to do? Seek advice..or search within and look for answers and in the process, hope that you have the sense and sensibility to make a right decision.

In case we do decide and search for advice, the task will be to find someone or something having knowledge of the situation and ask for advice. It may not be the best solution that you can get but hey, something is better than nothing. Now you atleast have a lead to further probe on. Thats a start and one will need to look for more advice and keep on moving forward. On the other hand, occasionally we may not opt to look for advice. Afterall, humans have been blessed with something called brain and we outta make good use of it.

But how does one make this decision of which path to choose? Is it a result of self confidence..or stubbornness..or arrogance or ego or sheer feeling of superiority and a result of 'I know all' syndrome? I dunno about that.. But what I do know is that there is a thin line between self confidence and overconfidence.

Self confidence drives while overconfidence kills. Self confidence can take us to unchartered places and can herald new innovations, while overconfidence only leads us to a pit. So the question essentially boils down to how does one recognize this line and make sure that (s)he does not cross it. One way could be to realistically identify the gap between one's capabilities and the skills required to find the solution. But that is easier said than done. So what is the way forward? The more I think, the harder it becomes.

A simple two word answer will be 'it depends'. Yeah, we have heard it zillion times now. This is THE answer which always comes to rescue when you don't know what to say. It represents the greyer shade..neither yes, nor no. But then, all of us are a shade of grey in one way or another. Some less, others more. Isn't it?

So, where does it leave us in the end? Have we found the answer to the question we set out to unravel? I bet u know the answer already. 'It depends'.