"Old Saying Evaluates Current Settings" by Susan Pearl

Look before you leap.

Once again, we need to be aware of our surroundings.  Things are changing and we shouldn't think that everything is the same as it was the last time we saw it.  If we are somewhat familiar of an area- such as--examples  ( purchasing a location, investing, diving into a river, running into a cave or anything that we want to leap into ) we better do our homework and see that what we think is there "is" really there--or-- that something that isn't supposed to be there---"isn't" there.  Values can change for purchases and investments, the depth of water can change in a river, a skunk den may now be in the cave and anything else we want to leap into could hold unexpected surprises so we better look before we leap.  As we are taking time to "look" we are evaluating what is there and deciding if we want to completely let ourselves go for it or not.  That time of evaluating the situation for what it currently there important and it is time spent for our best interests.  We owe it to ourselves to know what we are getting into...… an.... so.... "look before you leap".