Now that's a thought

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I came across this quote today, “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.– Ayn Rand” On reading this it made me stop and think. How often just a slight change in perspective can make a world of difference to how we see things. Have you found that a change in the way you view something has made a difference? I am watching a Danish drama series at the moment called “Follow the money.” Near the beginning of the first episode one of the young characters is under pressure. His wife wants them to buy a property that they can't afford. She keeps on at him how she can't bring their baby up in the home where they are living. The young man had a bit of a chequered past. Another character suggests making some easy money by stealing a car. Against his better judgement the young man agrees to stealing one car. The moment he gave in to the pressure from these two people I knew he would regret that choice. He had set foot on a path that would take him farther than he wanted to go and cost him more than he could afford. Of course the wheels came off and it went from one disaster to another. His situation quickly spiralling out of control with what seems like no way back. If only the young man could have gazed into his future and seen the mess he was going to land himself. I am sure he would have seen things differently. I know it would have changed his perspective on his situation at home before he took that step.