Best does not always mean, ‘easiest’. In fact, often the best is the hardest – requiring a high price from you to attain the ‘very best’. This always means a question of whether or not you are willing to do, to be in order to have the best. Or… are you willing to settle for less, something better than you currently have but not the price the best requires?
Granted I’ve posed this question in abstraction rather than specifics so it might be more difficult to answer because each issue is an entity unto itself.? Or… is it a matter of attitude, of mindset – of character? What are you willing to ‘sacrifice’ in order to attain the best of (fill in the blank)? And what are you unwilling to sacrifice, what second best will you take in place of the best?
What you also need to know is that the words are emotionally charged. Who would want to admit that a state less than the very best was perfectly acceptable? But what may be ‘best’ for one person may only be ‘better’ for another. The problem is that there is no standard measurement available – and there really can’t be. However, you need to be able to assess for yourself what is your definitions and standards and apply them according to the issue that arises. Don’t compare yourself against another person, that’s not necessary and becomes self defeating.
These questions should not to be interpreted as a valuation on your choices/decisions. Only you can do this. The questions are raised in order for you to see how and what you are willing to do in order to attain whatever ‘state’ you want. I’ve always felt that it is ‘best’ if I know my limits, my resources, my willingness before I face the issue.
