Err On the Side of Caution
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Sometimes when we want something so much we throw caution to the wind and common sense to the floor we end up paying for it. There are those who make their living taking advantage of others at their weakest time. I'll never forget the time my daughter bought a "designer purse on sale for only a short time for only $1200.00" I said, "Good Grief Honey! I paid $30.00 for my purse and it looks just as good as that one! Millionaires pay rediculous prices for things like that. NOT US!" Don't get caught up in things like that. Put your glasses on and read the fine print. A designer lable is just that,---- a lable.
Err on the side of caution,
For often it seems to me,
If something is overly hard to do,
Perhaps it's not meant to be.
If there are too many precautions,
More than seems normal to you,
It may be better to re-think your plans,
For what's done you cannot un-do.
Sometimes things may seem the opposite.
It may seem to be total bliss.
But sometimes when things seem too good to be true,
You'll find that most often it is.
Life is a hard task master.
Learn from those who've been there before,
From those who don't oft slip and fall,
For it's hard to get up off the floor.
So err on the side of caution,
For often it seems to me,
If too hard, too easy, too much or too few,
Perhaps it just shouldn't be.
Copyright © Judy Ball | Year Posted 2022
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