The Protection Called - LIMIT.

“when drinking (alcohol), you need to know your limit and stop before you get over the limit, it means you know how to take care of yourself.”​

If anything good ever comes from an ex – it’s this advice, haha (jk) – and I should thank him for that because every time I go out drinking with my friends, I always remember what he said.

So, let’s talk about limit. 

What is limit? – According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, limit means something that bounds, restrains or confines. 

Wow, that sounds negative. But truth is, sometimes limit is the thing that protect us from unnecessary harm. 

For example, if a doctor prescribe you a medication, then you should only take what is prescribed. If you take more or less than what it should. It might either be not effective or worse, harm you. 

If you see a speeding limit sign, it means you are allowed to drive within the allowable limit. Going slower or faster than the allowable limit might cause an accident either to you or to other people. 

Limit – is also there in our relationship with other people. We know that by social norms. When we go over the limit then we might hurt or cause discomfort to other people that might lead to disputes, arguments and disharmony. Limit in relationship with other people, teach us to appreciate and respect each other. 

And interestingly – we can actually see what kind of values one is holding by what he / she is limiting himself / herself from. 

For example, if we value relationship then we would never try to win an argument by the expense of it. We will try to limit ourselves from doing or saying things that will hurt the other person. We would try to figure out the best way to resolve the argument without costing the relationship.

If we value health then we would try to limit ourselves from consuming foods that are not good for our health, of course fried chicken is good, steak is amazing but we limit taking them because we know it’s not good for our health if we’re consuming it too much.

It’s always interesting to know where does people put their limit and boundaries. It’s a way to know them and what they value because people would always protect what they value and limit is one of the protection. So what's your limit?