Even with the best intuition in the world, the unexpected is part of life, and if you’re not sufficiently prepared beforehand or lack the necessary tools, you can quickly be caught off guard.
In completely unforeseen and sudden situations, intuition helps us stay calm and clear-headed, guiding our steps toward the most appropriate responses to the situation.
An Imaginative and Often Wise Guide
Imagine you’re on vacation on a sparsely populated island in a foreign country with your friend, night is approaching, and a wildfire, fueled by strong winds, is developing a few kilometers away, visible to the naked eye. You’ve just met other hikers who don’t seem worried about the situation and explain in broken English that the authorities have been notified, will handle the situation, and will control the fire.
From there, you have several possible choices:
- You listen to the people you just met, who seem familiar with the area and well-informed, and who are very reassuring about the situation. You continue your hike to the shelter as planned, without hurrying or worrying further.
- You’re wary of the opinion of the people you met, who are moving away from the fire and are all the more reassuring because they’re less exposed to the danger. So, you and your friend decide to pick up the pace to reach the shelter faster, as planned, where there’s water that could be useful for protection in case of imminent danger.
- You listen to your intuition, which tells you that the wind is extremely strong and could spread the fire quickly, despite the firefighters’ efforts. Your intuition alerts you to the imminent danger and urges you to change your plans to take a path away from the fire, leading to the sea where you could find refuge if the flames become too threatening. However, there’s no shelter to spend the night, which could be very uncomfortable and might upset your friend.
It’s in these completely unpredictable and difficult moments that your intuition acts as an ultimate guide to help you choose the best possible solution. This is precisely when you need to be prepared to feel and select the right intuition by balancing it with reason.
Otherwise, you risk panicking and putting yourself in mortal danger.
By combining all these elements, all these subtle signals from your intuition in a calm and confident state, and by discussing with your friend, you’ll have a much greater ability to discern correctly among the different possible choices to make the right decision.
And if, by mistake, you choose the wrong path and the route you took in a hurry to reach the sea becomes too dangerous, you’ll still have enough clarity to realize it in time and backtrack to find a safer path.In the face of the unexpected, intuition helps you keep your cool and stay level-headed.