We are actually afraid that the decision will prove to be тАШwrongтАЩ. Is it the decision-making that terrifies us or the thought that my decision may turn out to be wrong? My real fear is that тАШI do not know what is right and wrong. Because all my life I have lived according to the criterion provided by others. I have no understanding of how to live intelligently and how to decide for myself. Another reason that we feel afraid in decision making is that we feel accountable, we feel a certain obligation, we feel that if our decision is wrong, what answers we will provide to others? We are not really afraid of the event as such. Rather, we are afraid that what kind of face will we show to others?
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Question: Sir, I am afraid of making decisions. I depend on others for my decisions. Please help me on this.
Acharya Prashant: Can one really be afraid of making a decision? We are actually afraid that the decision will prove to be тАШwrongтАЩ. Is it the decision-making that terrifies us or the thought that my decision may turn out to be wrong?
LetтАЩs look at ourselves. My real fear is that тАШI do not know what is right and wrong. Because all my life I have lived according to the criterion provided by others. I have no understanding of how to live intelligently and how to decide for myself. Can I really make a decision about something without really understanding it? And if I take such a decision then it is obvious that I would be afraid. I do not understand and yet I am deciding, so anything can happen. Like the roll of a dice or the toss of a coin, it is totally a random happening. Obviously, I am going to be afraid. When I really know, do I have the reason to be afraid?тАЩ
