Life Choices

Every day we get a choice. Big or small, it really does not matter. Sometimes the choices are what you’re going to eat today, or should you have that dessert when you’re on a diet. Other choices could be going to work or getting out of bed when you are depressed. It could be choosing what lipstick you’re going to put on or what you’re going to wear for a special event. The point is, we all have a choice, no matter what.

Having a choice is our power. The power to make the decisions that are important to you. Whether it’s about choosing your partner, home, or career. Nothing is more important than for you to make your own choices. I feel that there are too many people that allow others to make their choices for them, whether it’s their parents, their partners, their friends or their bosses.

It is a problem in today’s society. Those people may know what is best for you, but to me it is only an assumption. Nobody knows what is best for you but yourself. People who often allow others to make the choices of their life are the most unhappy because the choices that were made by others is not what the person wants. It might for the best for that person but how do you know if that choice is what they really want?

How do you know something will work well unless you make the choice to do it? I can understand why it is possible for others to allow others to make their choices, because they are scared. Scared to make the first move, scared to disappoint their parents, scared that it won’t work and scared to fail. But to me, the scariest part is when you don’t make your own choices on what is best for you. You don’t control your own life choices and never be able to do the things you always wanted to do. To me, that's terrifying. It’s scary for me when people to choose to go on path because it’s easy. Easy to make money, to buy a house, etc. It may be a good idea in the beginning, but down the road, the materials will not satisfy you anymore.

That is why it is hard for me to make my choice. I want to do something that will make me happy. A career where I will be satisfied and fulfilled. Because it is my life, and I only have one life to live. But there are so many choices and paths to choose from and I am so scared to pick one because what if it is the wrong path for me?

But at the same time, I'd rather explore my options and take the time to figure out what I want to do. Because it is better to learn what is right for you than to settle for something less. That is easier to be said than done, because right now in my life, I am not doing anything that is benefitting me, because I am scared. And it is hard because my parents have presented lots of choices that they think is right for me, but I don’t want to take it. I know what is best for me and I know what makes me happy.

It is hard to say that out loud, because I honestly hate disappointing my parents. They are the world to me. I know they only want what is best for me and I am so grateful for them. The problem is, it is their choices for me, not my choices. I would not have the power of direction of my life, but they would. It may sound crazy, but that’s how I feel.

Choices are powerful; they can affect our whole lives. Or our lives are based on our choices. It is everything! Choices lead to success or to failure. Choices can make you a hero or a criminal. Choices are what define us as a person. It is based our actions and beliefs. Being able to have your own choices is not the guarantee to happiness, but it is the guarantee of being your own person.