No insurance, change your habit

A couple of days back as I was going by scooter, I noticed an advertisement that caught my attention. But I couldn't stop long enough to read it fully. I thought I will read it later and even today while I went that way, I noticed it but again, I was going with the momentum of the scooter that I couldn't stop telling myself that I will read on my return journey and again I forgot. Ofcourse, I got the essence of the advertisement. I could just make out, "No insurance. Change your habit." What struck me was that there is a lot of wisdom in it beyond just a commercial catchy phrase. And, the first time I was reading it, I was trying to get for myself a job and I was getting anxious about the result. Then I somewhat sensed as I rode along that even if I get any job, there will always be an uncertain factor. However, when I make a change in my work habit, the locus of control becomes internalized rather depending on external factors that are always unpredictable. The majority of insurance companies play on people's fears. Insurance companies study the probability of accidents and know quite well that even if there is an occasional big handout, the return from the others will compensate for it. I don't mean to say that these companies are entirely bad because the average man on the street is not empowered with these advanced knowledge of statistics and probability and tries to buy some safety. But this is just a comfort zone that can last only upto some point. One has to some day go out and face the reality, which will turn out to be benign to one's pleasant surprise. Till then, the protective net given by such insurances or assurances are like a crutch. When one changes the habit, one is changing the reality about him or her and soon a new equilibrium about oneself gets established.

Today, my counselor has given a clear chit to me that I don't need his counseling anymore. :)

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