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The
Rubicon is a shallow river in northeastern Italy about 80 kms. long
running from the Apennine Mountains
to the Adriatic Sea
through the southern Emilia-Romagna region. The Latin word “rubico” comes from the
adjective "rubeus", meaning "red". The river was so named
because its waters are colored red by and was strategic in the defense of Rome
during the Civil War in 59 to 49 BC. .
The
idiom "Crossing the Rubicon" simply means “to pass a point of no return”,
an intricate decision usually reached in response to a difficult prevailing
condition.
Originally,
this refers to Julius Caesar's
army's crossing of the river in 49 BC.
That time, the decision of Caesar to cross the Rubicon was considered an act of
insurrection. . The Rubicon river is also most known as the place where
Julius Caesar uttered the famous phrase "Iacta alea est - The die
is cast."
At
least once in a lifetime, every person has to “cross the Rubicon”. While we
make concrete plans in our lives, most often than not, we are confronted with
circumstances beyond our control thereby creating a distortion in the process.
For this reason, we are constrained to make a decision contrary to our own
preference and inconsistent to the plan that we have formulated. We are all aware
that a better decision is reached only after an exhaustive analyses taking into
account both qualitative and quantitative factors present in a situation,
The
main point is that we should take the action to “cross the Rubicon” if the
situation so requires. It would take a strong grit and right mind to do this
even so that the resolution is not a matter of choice but rather as the only
open option to appropriately respond to the situation.
Have
you ever decided to “cross the Rubicon”? If you have, then you will surely comprehend
the true intention of this article. If
you haven’t until this point in time, you should brace yourself to confront a future
situation that will require you to “cross the Rubicon”. It will be a tough one,
though. You bet!
Regards
to all and GOD bless! 
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