When we say trade off, is a situation that involves losing one quality or aspect of something in return for gaining another quality or aspect. It often implies a decision to be made with full comprehension of both the upside and downside of a particular choice; the term is also used in an evolutionary context, in which the selection process acts as the "decision-maker" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade-off)
Trade off involves decision making. What are the things you're willing to sacrifice to get a thing you want to or you don't want to?
We all face trade offs. I too have experienced it. One example is when I was in my first year in college. It was Friday afternoon and I'm a hard time to decide if I will be going to visit my grandmother in the hospital because she's been confine their for almost a week. But I decided not to go because I want to go home early. Sunday morning When I planned to visit her, a sad news shocked me. My grandma left us already that day. And I am very disappointed to myself because I have given a time to visit her but still I didn't go. Regrets are always in the end. ("Kailan ba naging sa simula?")
Lesson? Be careful on what are you going to decide. Because one wrong decision for a thing that is not worth it, is a regret for a lifetime!
