Other People's Burdens
Mike Hunsberger, ChFC?, CFP?, CCFC, MQFP
Financial Advisor and veteran helping military approaching retirement & veterans preparing for ultimate retirement ??
Have you seen the news clip or video of the Valedictorian giving his commencement address where at the end of his speech, he reveals he had just come from his father’s funeral? If you haven’t, I highly recommend you take 2 minutes to watch this clip on YouTube. If you ask me, that’s pretty amazing.
It made me think of this image and the sentiment I’ve heard (but couldn’t find the exact quote) that you should treat people as if they are going through a hard time because they probably are.
I know I could definitely do this better. I’m likely to get upset when someone cuts me off in traffic or the line at Costco is moving too slow or any of 100s of other things that in the moment appear to negatively impact me. It happens all the time even if in the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t a big deal.
What if we assumed that the other person…
- just lost a loved one?
- just lost a job?
- got a bad medical diagnosis?
- has a sick kid at home? I hope I’d react differently.
So, I’m not perfect at this (or probably even good at it), but it’s something I know I can work on and get better at. It may not impact the world at large, but I hope it could impact my little corner of the world.
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The goal is to be just a little more patient, kind, and understanding because we never know what that other person may be going through.
Mike Hunsberger is the owner and lead planner at Next Mission Financial Planning. Next Mission Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management for military and veteran clients. Mike started the firm after spending 25 years in the Air Force.