From a distance

Wouldn't it be good if we could just stand back from all the uncertainties of life and see our way through them, surely that would make it alot more comfortable. But there are some situations in life which we cannot discern from a distance. What i mean by that is we cannot just stand back from a possibility and try and work out whether it will succeed or not, because to do that only leaves us open to regret. The hard facts of life are that the only real way we can find out if something is going to work is to give it a try, and letting the outcome be what it will. Of course there are no guarantee's that it will work the way you want, and if it doesn't, at least the disappointment is tempered with the knowledge that you gave it a try.