Choices

We have to make choices every moment, actually. They may be small choices like what we would like for breakfast or lunch, or what we are going to wear to work, or what music we want to listen to, or even whether it's coffee time. There may be hard choices that we have to make which would change the very course of our lives. Whatever it is, we have to constantly decide on the course of action we want to pursue. How do we decide? This is where our values and beliefs come in. Here, we have to believe that nothing, but nothing is too small or insignificant or unimportant. Anything that touches our lives is important. And so, since it is our self that comes into the picture, we need to decide what will give us happiness, or pleasure, or a high, or a feeling of warmth, or a feeling of well-being. If we have to think about the decisions we take, we'll see that we have fallen back on what we were taught by our parents, grandparents, our teachers, our environment. It is a known fact that the best things in life don't come free, and if something has come easily to us, then that is suspect. Generally if we keep this as our guiding principle, then we would be in a better position to make our choices. This would make us responsible for our choices and this is the main thing. Once we learn to take responsibility for our choices, life becomes infinitely more exciting and adventurous. Of course, we can't always be right, and our choices may sometimes bring unhappiness and trouble. But then, that too is what life is all about - since we are responsible for our choices, we'll make sure we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves and well, get on with the business of living. There just won't be time to wallow in self-pity or walk the path of self-destruction. Remember, right choices bring in the light, and happiness, and therefore LIFE, and bad choices bring in darkness and sadness, and in a manner of speaking, DEATH. Therefore, choose life.....or, get up and get on with living your life.