A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Someone asked what that saying meant a couple of days ago.
Question: Have you ever let go of the bird in the hand to go after the two in the bush?
Did you make the right choice in giving up the sure thing and going for the uncertain and unknown? What were the circumstances and how did things turn out?
17 Answers
Perhaps i said it once before here, back when I was a kid I dropped out of college to run a family owned construction company then ventured out on my own, now 30 years later that college degree would have been worth more than me venturing into my own bussiness.
11 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
I am not a gambler, therefore I would never give up my bird in the hand. I will find a way to get to the two birds in the bush though. Then I have three birds!! And no gambling!!
I come from a family of story tellers to make a point.
Mom used to tell me.. "A turtle never gets anywhere without sticking his neck out."
Then my granpa said:
"A little dog plays with its bone, frolicking around, he runs up to the pond with his bone in his mouth, looks down into the water and sees another dog that looks just like him, he too has a bone in his mouth, as they stare at each other, he thinks, " Im going to get that other dog's bone.." He drops his bone in the water in an attempt to steal the other dogs bone and loses both bones.."
11 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
They took "the bird in the hand", and then the 2nd contestant opted for the "2 in the bush" (FIRE BIRDS [lol]! http://youtu.be/J155bLFAg1k
11 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
I go for what I choose. If I choose again for a better deal, I hang onto my first choice until I have the better choice. Then release the first or take two.
11 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
With the economy the way it is, I would rather have a bird in hand, than two in a bush. I dont trust people too much anymore, since I lost a great deal of money in the eighties by investing with someone who assured me, that it was a sure bet.I
11 years ago. Rating: 3 | |