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Choice

Choice...Is there a good or bad thing to it? Can choice have any right or wrong? What if the answers don't appear instantly? What if the answers comes only 50 years later? They say that everything begins with a choice. First comes choice, then action, and finally, the effect. Choice has a reasoning behind it, that is pretty obvious. But how would we know if we are doing the right thing? Where's the line that draws between right and wrong? Can choice even have any right or wrong? There's a saying: "The outcome of your future is not the result of circumstances, rather, it is human nature." In my opinion, human nature is defined as the character of every individual; which eventually influences the kind of choice that each and every individual makes. Really, destiny is in fact a result of our own actions, and not some mystical, invisible element that exist in this world.

How do we define the right or wrong actions? If we give it a little thought, it's actually just a matter of perceptions. What I could be doing may be what I feel is right, but it may be wrong to others. The perceptions of right and wrong are made up by the society---the very people that governs the society. Thus, our freedom is of choice is quite limited. Society expects you to make the 'right' choices. When you are doing what that is expected of you, where is freedom? No one chooses the wrong. Only when you are uncertain, you have freedom. Why am I saying this? Simply because freedom plays a role on the choices we make, and vice versa. In fact, many things are directly or indirectly affecting our choices. To name a few, such as emotions, and passion. Our self-knowledge, our surroundings. But when faced with a choice to make, it is ultimately YOU, who decide what happens. In other words, choose, and act.

The thing is, will we regret the choices that we make? People have a strange sense of irony. One could make a choice, and regret it. And start to hate it. Then, over time, he learns to live with it, cherish it, and love the choice he made. Why? Simply because every choice, every action, no matter how small, has an impact on the future. Your future. And thus that choice becomes part of you. The resulting impact that befalls on you also becomes part of you. You come to love it because it has become so intertwined, that you simply cannot forget that you are what that is made up of that choice, of something that has changed you, for good or for worse. Then again, there are some who drown themselves in the sorrow of making their own 'wrong' choices. They live with it, hate it, and regret making it. They suffer silently, secretly envying others who they 'think' are better than them.

So...How do we know which choice is the right choice to make? My answer is: you simply don't. Life doesn't move backwards. You don't start living with time moving backwards.There's no feasible method of finding out how your choices would turn out before making them. Life simply is. Choose, and act. Thats the only rule---perhaps the only thing that we have to do. Once a choice is made, it is done and over with. All you can do, is prepare for the consequences that is come, sooner or later. Right or wrong, that is something you can't control. Even if you make the wrong choice, it doesn't mean that you live with regrets. Regrets are for those who can't let go of the past. Why waste time with regret, thinking of how things could be better if you made the right choice? It is pointless to wish for things that are impossible. What we can do, is acknowledge our mistakes, and move on. Life is like moving water. It is everflowing, never slowing down, never stopping. If you choose to regret, it becomes stagnant, and it becomes stale.

Life requires it that it is ever moving. Be like running water. Time will heal all wounds, and time, will help you understand the choices we make. Choices. Do they have right or wrong? You decide.

"You are not here to make a choice. You are here to understand why you made it." -Oracle from the movie, The Matrix

Bourne Hiero

felt a little blue at 6:22 AM,
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