···In Daoism, there is a type of situation called “Crouching Tiger, Coiling Dragon”.
···These situations are ones in which you have the greatest opportunity and also the greatest risk.
···The meaning of the name is that the tiger may be crouching and ready to spring, or it may be crouching because it has been subdued. Likewise the coiling dragon.
···A lot of people are finding themselves in these situations these days. Losing your job is an excellent example. When you lose your job, you can probably only see the situation as bad. How am I going to pay my rent? But consider the other side of the coin.
···Your job sucked. How do I know this? All jobs suck. As long as you are working for someone else, you are on the losing side of the arrangement. Businesses keep you in these subservient roles by subjecting you to unnecessary rules and hardships. You have to schedule your entire life around your work schedule. And consider that if companies paid their employees what they were worth, they wouldn’t make any profit.
···Here you have an opportunity to:
······Get a less sucky job.
······Go back to school and train to get a better job.
······Wake up and realize that you should be working for yourself.
···Think about that last one. You should view any job you have as an unfortunate and temporary situation you were forced into until you find a way to make money on your own. Jobs don’t offer financial security, and they don’t have to honor your retirement contract.
···So, it’s up to you: Are you a springing tiger or a tame one?
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