Amplification : Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

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We should dream but that dream should be based on reality. Whatever we plan for future should be founded on the present situations in a coherent way. If we are wrong in our calculation, the plan may go awry. There goes the proverb: 'Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.'

One may imagine that the chickens will come out of eggs which he might sell in the market, earning a good amount of money. But it is unwise to calculate in advance. Future is always uncertain. One should not be too confident that something will happen; something may still go wrong. One cannot be hundred percent sure that everything will go according to plan. If a farmer counts the chickens and sell them in the market before they are hatched, his calculation may be wrong. The hatching hen may die or the eggs may rot in the meantime. Only after the hatching is complete, he can see how many eggs have turned into chickens and how many have not. Therefore it would be wise for the farmer to let the eggs hatch first and then think of their selling in the market. That is most practical. Any kind of impractical future plan will be abortive, bringing shock for the planner. One must be prudent in making a future plan. If one dreams of owning a luxurious house and car, sitting in his hut when the possibility is very slim, then he is day-dreaming. One should not calculate the profit of production before the crops are ripe and harvested. One must have the patience of waiting till something happens in reality. He must refrain from jumping to a hasty conclusion, favoring him in an uncertain way The situation may indeed be unfavorable for him. The greed of gain may turn detrimental to a person's own interest.