Opportunities

Have you ever been presented with an opportunity, but decided to forgo it because you didn't feel the opportunity was worth having your feelings hurt? Perhaps you played out the different scenerios in your mind if you were to take the opportunity. (ie. if I take it, then this, if not, then that and possibly that) But sometimes it seems like one scenerio stands out and plays out in your mind over and over again. And if this scenerio is to take the opportunity, but because you are just too scared of the consequences, you decided to not take the opportunity (or vice versa). In this situation, feelings are more important than the opportunity. But what if this opportunity is a "one-shot" deal? Would the potential emotional scarring be worth it? Would you be able to be patient and wait for the next opportunity? Something to think about.