Problem Or Predicament?

Problem can be solved. Predicament can’t. We have to recognise the difference between a problem and a predicament – things we can change and things we can’t. Problems have solutions, whereas predicaments are outcomes.

Feeling thirsty is a simple problem that we solve by drinking a glass of water. Getting older is a predicament because we can’t stop time, so we must respond by adjusting our lifestyle.

There are no quick fixes to predicaments. When we treat a predicament like a problem, we’re looking for a way back to normal, rather than adapting to a new physical reality.

By not facing our problems we find ourselves in a predictable predicament. Avoidance of manageable issues creates the predicament we’re in now.

Being aware of our behaviour
– our karma that caused us suffering –
is the first step to enlightenment.