My father taught me to constantly be prepared.
I have carried this motto with me throughout life.
I am the type of person that looks at a menu online before going to a restaurant as well as chooses my meal in order to be prepared, however some say that I am over the top, but I guess I am efficient; This mentality has saved me from multiple uncomfortable situations, then for example, I moved into the town last year. I was hours away from apartment as well as it was my first time being so far away from my family. I was nervous, but I knew my father had raised me well as well as I could handle the town life. A few months after moving in my modern apartment, the winter season had started. I was ecstatic to see some snow until my heater decided to turn off. My landlord was out of neighborhood for a few weeks, so I could not get anyone over to repair my broken heater; Luckily, I took my dad’s advice as well as was prepared with a small space heater in case anything like this happened. This little space heater was my saving grace. It was somehow powerful enough to keep my entire apartment warm, and now I should mention that my apartment is quite small, but I was rarely impressed. If I was prepared with my small space heater, I would’ve froze to death from how freezing the winter weather was in this city. It’s moments like these that prove it’s better to be safe than sorry! This is why I’ll never stop preparing for the worst. I keep myself safe this way. I am beyond thankful that my dad raised me to be this way.