The Right Choice

We have seen how important making choices are. We have seen how it affects our lives. How one decision can bring forth so many chains of events that even one mistake can screw up an entire system of efforts.

But then, for each choice we make, the results, the aftermath must be taken into account. Are we making the right choice? Are we doing what is best? Are we choosing the astute course of action? Will the decision come back to haunt us in times to come? Everything, let me repeat it, everything, must be taken into account. Whatever actions we take, if we make a wrong move, there can be no turning back.

However, doing so is not an easy task. When i say everything, it isn't something that can be taken lightly. I really meant everything. Every nook, every corner must not be left unturned. Making the right choice means making sacrifices during certain times, some times even when you don't want to. Making the right choice means taking actions that is the best in the situation even if you detest it. Even if doesn't fit your desires.

Everyone will know what is the right choice is. Not everybody can make that choice. I'm not saying that those people are dim-witted. I'm saying this because making the right choice is that difficult. Picture yourself in a situation when you have an event to attend. An event would lead to a better future for you, your company and realizing your father's dream. Imagine receiving a call that your mother is lying sick in bed, hours from reaching the end of her life. Imagine only being able to be in only one of those places. What would you do? Risk the dream you have built for so long? Or risk the fact that you will never see your mother alive again? Simple, you say. You know which one you would choose.

But.

Imagine being in those shoes in reality. Making such a choice is not as easy as it seems. You would think you have it planned out. You would think you are able to make the right choice then.

Some can.

Most cannot.

Each of us has a drive within us that puts ourselves in the front of the line. Prioritizing our lives rather than the rest. What is important is how one manages that.

I cannot say I have seen myself in such a situation before. But, the time will come when each of us have a decision to make that will change our lives forever. For better of for worse, i shall leave that to the rest of you to decide.

HD