when bad luck comes, it seems like it's hard to stop.
The last week was horrible. I had trouble at work because my co-worker backstabbed me. Throughout the week, I had three splinters under my feet at three different locations (they hurts.) I got two tickets for no standing and moving violation (3 pts) in two days, and finally, when I am driving home tonight, my car's engine stopped and I had to pull over. Luckily (wow.. after all the bad events), one person came to help me to jump the car. I checked the website, it seems like i will spend a lot of money fixing my poor car. I guess it's time to lease or loan a car (I don't even know what's better.) What is the probability for all these events happened in one week?
One lesson I learned from all these events is the boundry of life and impermanence. How long will I live? What does it mean to die?
9 comments:
I think everyone experiences weeks like that. I think trying times make you truly appreciate the things that are good in your life. After all, there can be no good without bad, no light without darkness, no yin without yang.
Also, tell me about your ticket, and maybe I can help.
Michael
I'm glad you and Joanne both got home OK despite the car trouble, Pete. As we live our lives, often we were tricked into a false sense of security. We ascribe probabilities to different events and take comfort in the illusion of orderliness and of our ability to predict and control the future. But while people often think otherwise, the truth is that life is uncertain, and death is certain. The one thing we can do is to live fully in every moment and not take everything for granted. Days like these suck, but you can't deny that they offer us a chance to really practice what we learned in a chan hall.
As for the car, Pete, I think it's time for a honorary discharge :). it's gonna cost you more money to fix than what it's actually worth. Leasing sounds like a better option.
Again, I'm glad you guys are OK.
Chien
Thanks for the support.
By the way, I based on the decision of buying vs. leasing on this article. http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/articles/47079/article.html
Based on this article, buying an old car may be most economical. am I missing anything?
The article provides a very robust argument for buying used cars against buying new or leasing. But it's predicated on one very important premise - that the used car you bought is a good car and not a "lemon", or a car with mechanical faults or was badly maintain by the previous owner. If you can solve this issue (what the economists call "adverse selection"), then buying a used car is obviously the most economical choice.
In general, if given the choice between leasing and owning, buying a car is a better choice, in that you build up equity, much as it is better to buy a house than to rent one.
Having said that, the advantage of leasing is that you can get a brand new car for no money down, have it under full warrantee, and when it starts to need servicing and/or repair, you can return it.
If you buy, you might want to get something that still has a warrantee, in that you might be sinking lots of money into a used car.
Another possibility is that you lease, but you might be able to write it off you taxes as a business expense for your private practice. Again, you wouldn't be building up any equity, but you would have the advantage of paying for the car with pre-taxed dollars. Check with your accountant if that is a possibility.
Michael
try to tune up your car first.... i think that will help.
Where did u get the no standing tix? and the moving violation?
Thanks for the advices. They all sounds good. I think I probably need to get a new car when I return from Taiwan
I got two tix from 1)HK supermarket's side door, and 2)Palisade parkway.
i think it is time to go and buy some lottery.... with all this bad luck there got to be some good luck...hehe
Hope every thing is ok though.
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