Caution is one of those virtues that completely permeating personality. When grown, it becomes a kind of halo that envelops everyday behaviors. But what about excessive caution and its relationship to fear?
Aristotle defined this quality as the one that motivates the person to behave correctly and decently, and the Church, in turn, considered it one of the four cardinal virtues of the human being.
- Today.
- Caution has taken on a slightly different meaning.
- Is more associated with caution or caution.
- It is said that someone is careful when they think before acting or does not do so if the expected consequences are negative.
- Or when behaving thoughtfully.
- If the circumstances are not favorable.
“Sometimes caution must be tempered by a touch of madness. “Horcio?
It was believed that when someone was careful, he also had all the other virtues. However, we can say that we often call caution a lack of determination, courage or insecurity. It is important to learn to distinguish one reality from another.
Caution has a very positive side: the keyword is foresight. This word means seeing something before it happens, this has nothing to do with divination, but with logical reasoning, this implies a reflection and an assessment of the circumstances to infer where a certain action can take us.
The ability to be cautious and predictable is critical when making decisions. They are virtues that facilitate achievement and allow you to achieve a higher level of success. They impart the ability to apply strategic thinking. Of course, there may be errors, but they will be much more manageable if caution precedes them.
Prudence is opposed to impulsivity. It is essential when a decision or action involves some margin of risk or danger. It is a virtue closely associated with intelligence, reflection and self-control. In complex situations, it’s a real treasure.
There are people of cautious temperament who are not necessarily cautious. Caution also means being bold when circumstances are favorable. Otherwise, we’re not talking about caution anymore, we’re talking about fear.
When there is excessive or extreme caution, it is not a virtue, but a problem in the emotional treatment of reality, it is perceived as something threatening and any action that involves risks can lead to an unpleasant or sometimes catastrophic result. The person rejects any type of change because he believes that the “prudent” thing is to continue with everything that he already knows well.
This type of emotional treatment does not lead to success or success, but to a dead end. Total elimination of risk is impossible. Even in our living room or lying on our bed, we are not immune to all dangers. Can roofs fall, planes fall, thieves break into houses? If we focus on these possible dangers, we can never live in peace.
Excessive caution often takes strange forms, such as extreme perfectionism. The perfectionist wants to protect himself from everything, keep everything under control and avoid mistakes at all costs. It’s obsessive behavior that shows more fear than caution. What’s behind it is a paranoid expectation: if the ends are loose, the worst will happen.
People who use caution as an excuse not to act end up being more cowardly than cautious, calculated risk is not a good option to move forward, we will always encounter new situations, which we are not used to facing, but that offer us many opportunities. for personal growth and development. If we say ‘no’, simply because we don’t know exactly where they’re going to take us, will we say ‘no’?
A person in emotional health is able to dare, not recklessly, but is able to predict, plan and calculate, knows that he will never have assurance in absolutely everything he does, he also knows that mistakes and mistakes will always be present. There is no reason to fear them, they are a great source of wisdom and experience. Caution is not fear, but responsibility.