The idea rarely rises in my mind, at least not in traditional terms. If I walk into a situation with an agenda, then I'll experience the condition called confidence or lack thereof. If I believe I'll be successful in fulfilling my agenda, I'll feel confident. If I'm unsure, I'll experience a lack of confidence.
On the other hand, if I walk into a situation with an open mind and simply respond to what occurs as it occurs, I trust that I'll know what I need to know when I need to know it. So for me, it's not about feeling confident or not, it's about trusting or not trusting.
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This question reminds of a story that is told in many ways by many cultures. The way I first heard it involved an Indian farmer and his troubles.
Seems the farmer woke up one day and found the horse he used to plow his fields had up and died. When his neighbors found out, they came over and fawned over his bad luck. "That sure is unfortunate," they said. To which the farmer replied, "Maybe."
The next day, upon hearing of the farmers troubles, one of the men from the village came over with two horses he no longer needed and gave them to the farmer. This time, the neighbors all said, "That's really good fortune farmer!" To which he replied, "Maybe."
Two days later, his son went out to hitch the horses to a wagon when one one the horses reared back and kicked him in the shin. The force of the blow broke his leg. Now the farmer would have no help in the field. Hearing this the neighbors again cried, "Oh my, what horrible fortune!" To which the farmer replied, "Maybe."
The next day, the local warlord came to the village to conscript every able bodied young man to fight in his upcoming battles. Only the young lad with the broken leg was spared. Upon hearing this, the villagers again sighed, "Oh, what wonderful good fortune!" To which the farmer again replied ...maybe...
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I'm like Hawaii. The weather is unpredictable. I usually have a sunny disposition and a warm embrace, but the weather is subject to change at any time.
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