| | Many times when we wanted to show our indifference or indetermination, we would say ‘Whatever!’, ‘Whatever…’, or ‘Whatever.’ A ‘whatever’ attitude may also reflect a mixture of feelings as a result of being disowned, denied, disapproved, rejected, ridiculed, or scorned, etc.
The 'whatever' attitude can be of good or bad. I believe most teachers hate to hear a student said ‘whatever’ every time after the instructions. This is not just a rude response, but also shows one’s ignorance toward life. This ‘whatever’ mode forms a barrier in gaining further improvement undoubtedly.
‘Whatever’ is probably followed by ‘I don’t care’ in most cases. When we say "I don’t care", we are not necessarily in a passive mode though, especially when somebody is trying to bully or ridicule us with words. A simple ‘whatever’ not only tells the bullies to back off, but also delivers a therapeutic effect to our strain.
There is an old song ‘Whatever will be, will be.' I learned this song when I was small but never quite understood it till I grew into middle age. I came to know that apart from ‘what we can do’ and ‘what we have done’, we actually have little control over our own prospects, since ‘the future is not ours to see’. So, ‘whatever will be, will be’ is a rather optimistic choice, it is like saying "whatever it brings, I will just take it."
Still, I think the best mentioned 'whatever' is in Philippians 4:8 “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.”
Oh yes, whatever I do today, I will definitely commit myself to the Lord’s guidance.
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