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Yesterday was a regular Monday morning. Started my day with a nice walk around the vicinity of my dwelling and then a quick shower and my royal breakfast , that is a few slices of bread, some cheese omelet, a glass of milkshake and I was off to work . As soon as I stepped out of the silence of my house into the hustle-bustle of the city, a thought crossed my mind. The thought of the choices each one of us have everyday and the decisions we make. Decisions that may change the course of life for a lot of us or may just give us a new aspect of the life one has been living.
Have you thought of this how many of us actually sit back and analyze each choice that we have to make everyday??? Probably a handful, whereas the rest of just take it for granted. Probably because the decisions are sometimes pre-determined and we intend on playing it safe rather than exploring the unexpected. Hmm let’s take an example and explore this aspect a bit more, shall we?? Consider that every morning I get up I have a choice of thinking to myself that , “ Oh! My Gosh, it’s gonna be another long tiring gruesome day” , and staring my day on that grumpy note, or jumping out of my bed with a smile and the thought of making this day a pleasant experience , spreading a smile and a will to reach out to the stars . Personally speaking I would prefer the second choice, but unfortunately we all know that we seldom think of the second option .
The choices that we make in our course of life not only determine our life , but also our very own outlook towards life and how we grow and develop as an individual.
Where some choices are really silly and can leave one muddled up with the options they throw at ones’ face . For example: The choices one has when you go to shop for simple things like say a pair of shirt or a loaf of bread, or picking up a body wash. I mean these choices are usually time consuming and not really much of a help . As in we know that brand x and y provide the same feature for a particular product, but we still ponder on for hours deciding our pick .
Well but certain choices that we make really have a great impact on our life . These are choices that life gives us as we travel along its path. The choice of say choosing a career path , choosing a life partner, or something equally substantial. It is these choices that we need to spend our time and ponder and think and rethink before we actually form an opinion and make that final decision , because not many choices come with a ‘back’ or ‘return to home page’ option.
After all we all don’t want to savor the fate of Lot’s wife when she turns to look back at the choice she made :
"And the just man trailed God's messenger
His huge, light shape devoured the black hill.
But uneasiness shadowed his wife and spoke to her:
"It's not too late, you can look back still
At the red towers of Sodom, the place that bore you,
The square in which you sang, the spinning-shed,hat upper storey
“Her eyes that were still turning when a bolt
Of pain shot through them, were instantly blind;
Her body turned into transparent salt,
And her swift legs were rooted to the ground.
Who mourns one woman in a holocaust?
Surely her death has no significance?
Yet in my heart she will never be lost
She who gave up her life to steal one glance. "
- by Anna Akhmatova”
So be wise in making your choices . Don’t let them ever leave you muddled in life !
Yesterday was a regular Monday morning. Started my day with a nice walk around the vicinity of my dwelling and then a quick shower and my royal breakfast , that is a few slices of bread, some cheese omelet, a glass of milkshake and I was off to work . As soon as I stepped out of the silence of my house into the hustle-bustle of the city, a thought crossed my mind. The thought of the choices each one of us have everyday and the decisions we make. Decisions that may change the course of life for a lot of us or may just give us a new aspect of the life one has been living.
Have you thought of this how many of us actually sit back and analyze each choice that we have to make everyday??? Probably a handful, whereas the rest of just take it for granted. Probably because the decisions are sometimes pre-determined and we intend on playing it safe rather than exploring the unexpected. Hmm let’s take an example and explore this aspect a bit more, shall we?? Consider that every morning I get up I have a choice of thinking to myself that , “ Oh! My Gosh, it’s gonna be another long tiring gruesome day” , and staring my day on that grumpy note, or jumping out of my bed with a smile and the thought of making this day a pleasant experience , spreading a smile and a will to reach out to the stars . Personally speaking I would prefer the second choice, but unfortunately we all know that we seldom think of the second option .
The choices that we make in our course of life not only determine our life , but also our very own outlook towards life and how we grow and develop as an individual.
Where some choices are really silly and can leave one muddled up with the options they throw at ones’ face . For example: The choices one has when you go to shop for simple things like say a pair of shirt or a loaf of bread, or picking up a body wash. I mean these choices are usually time consuming and not really much of a help . As in we know that brand x and y provide the same feature for a particular product, but we still ponder on for hours deciding our pick .
Well but certain choices that we make really have a great impact on our life . These are choices that life gives us as we travel along its path. The choice of say choosing a career path , choosing a life partner, or something equally substantial. It is these choices that we need to spend our time and ponder and think and rethink before we actually form an opinion and make that final decision , because not many choices come with a ‘back’ or ‘return to home page’ option.
After all we all don’t want to savor the fate of Lot’s wife when she turns to look back at the choice she made :
"And the just man trailed God's messenger
His huge, light shape devoured the black hill.
But uneasiness shadowed his wife and spoke to her:
"It's not too late, you can look back still
At the red towers of Sodom, the place that bore you,
The square in which you sang, the spinning-shed,hat upper storey
“Her eyes that were still turning when a bolt
Of pain shot through them, were instantly blind;
Her body turned into transparent salt,
And her swift legs were rooted to the ground.
Who mourns one woman in a holocaust?
Surely her death has no significance?
Yet in my heart she will never be lost
She who gave up her life to steal one glance. "
- by Anna Akhmatova”
So be wise in making your choices . Don’t let them ever leave you muddled in life !
-Sakshi 27th of March 2008
http://sakshigaurav.blogspot.com
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