Hey Ben, this brings to mind a "way of thinking" that was taught by Pastor Knecht. Some mutual friends of ours whose son was thinking of joining the Marines, was visited at home by the recruiter, and the mom was there but not the dad. The recruiter was pressing HARD for a signature that day. But Pastor Knecht had taught that anyone who pushes you to make a decision, especially a life-changing or financial one, TODAY, and implies you can't do it tomorrow, is probably not dealing with you completely honestly, and is certainly looking after the best interests of someone besides you. So if told, "today, now, or you might not be able to get this good of a deal", the best answer is usually, OK,that's a good reason to say I'll take my chances with waiting.By not falling for the pressure to make an immediate decision , the young man and his family had the time to gather more complete information about other alternatives to the same objectives, and do the best thing for him. But usually you have to do this at least once, to learn what this pressure "feels like", so you can recognize it even when it's more subtle. So, as Rachel says, now is as good a time as ever to learn!
yer mom