Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

It is often said that life is like a roller coaster ride in which a person's

fortunes

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fortune

might change overnight. While all of us always want circumstances to favour us it is necessary to be prepared for hard situations. Some people are of the belief that we must simply accept our lot in life, while others feel that we must strive to improve our

situation

. In

this

essay, I will discuss the effects of both these outlooks to show how it is necessary to adapt one's attitude to the

situation

at hand rather than reacting in the same way each time. People who believe that they must be satisfied with what they have, even if they are actually miserable, are generally pessimistic. They are afraid of taking risks, and fear that they might end up in a worse condition if they try to change the status quo. My own uncle has a similar mindset. After working for 15 years at his company with a track record of excellent evaluations, he was still not given a well-deserved promotion, which was

instead

handed over to a relative of the company's director

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with

a clear case of nepotism.

Instead

of raising his voice against

this

or looking elsewhere for a better

job

, he continued to suffer silently in the same position, out of the fear of being fired and not being able to find another

job

at his age.

Thus

, some people prefer enduring bad situations for the comfort of not having to go through

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the uncertainty

.

On the other hand

, optimists believe that they can turn their fortunes around by actively doing things differently. In their opinion, a brighter future is possible by taking risks.

For instance

, some of my classmates from

university quit

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university, quit

their stable jobs after only a year of work experience to

found

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find

their own

start-ups

the act of setting in operation

startups

startup

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, because they were not happy with the standard pay offered by their industry and thought that starting their own venture would reel in more money. Having

such

an attitude certainly gives people the momentum to continuously move

forward but

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forward, but

at the same time might make them less prudent. I feel that one must be neither a pessimist nor an optimist, but rather a pragmatist. One must analyse a

situation

well before deciding on inaction or action.

For example

, I was in a dilemma about leaving my

first

job

.

Although

I loved my work itself, the work environment was quite toxic right from the start.

However

, being a fresh graduate, I realised well enough that resigning

then

would have adversely impacted my career. So I patiently bid my time and eventually applied to and got selected for a better

job

, after obtaining more experience. In conclusion, I am of the opinion that one must take into account all aspects of a difficult

situation

before deciding on the best-suited course of action, whether it be

calmly

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calm

accepting the circumstances or trying to change them.