Are You Scraping The Bottom Of The Barrel?

 

ARE YOU SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL?  Per se, there's just nothing wrong with that, right?  Especially if that's your very own barrel.  Agree.  BUT without nitpicking, in a normal day-to-day life, should we be SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL?  No sirrrrrs. It's neither ideal NOR normal.  WHY?  Because it means you have breached your threshold [WHATEVER situation you may be in].  And WHAT does threshold mean?  Simple.  That's akin to the Korean DMZ [Demilitarized Zone] WHEREIN once either of the protagonists will breach it, they could be fatally shot.  Of course, in real life, we DON'T shoot ourselves BUT breaching our own threshold simply tells us that you are marginally within that imaginary line WHERE you need to tap your lifeline no less'☝☝☝

Let's take a leaf from the oil industry WHERE oil is generally measured in barrels.  WHICH reminds me that time I went through a week-long course in Oil Refining, I learnt that straight from the oil wells all the way to the Oil Refining process, the premium and most-sought part of oil are the upper parts.  And the lower sediments?  They will likely contain those sediments that should be extricated from oil itself.  So, WHAT's the ramification WHEN we are SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL???

It may NOT seem to be the 'end of the world' but as we often hear, SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL could be the 'BEGINNING OF THE END'.  And this is nearer to reality and truth indeed.  WHY?  Once you're contemplating to scrape that BOTTOM OF THE BARREL, that would be akin to clutching on straws💧💧💧

Having said that, even if it could sound like the BEGINNING OF THE END, frankly, that's NOT the end yet, right?  YES, it is obviously akin to a 'wake up call' OR even a final buzzer warning as it could imply your back seems to be stacked against the wall.  BUT if there is a 'light at the end of the tunnel' [and BTW, it's NOT an incoming train!@#$%?], it is that obvious fact that you've got a card or two to play out, even as it may sound out to be the weakest cards to play.  YES, having those weakest card is better than nothing💥💥💥

Our takeaway:  We can go on and on BUT then again, SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL is rarely a choice.  Bluntly, once you reach that point of realization, it is because you've got NO choices, NO options, NO cards to play.  BUT as we often hear from any of the self-proclaimed optimists a half-full glass and NOT a half-empty one.  At the end of the day, it's 'mind-setting your mindset'. If you seem flawed inside-out, you may realize that even SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL may NOT be enough after all😡😡😡