Indecision is a bitch
In life there are choices, these are the deciding points that develop our situations from that time forward. There is always the option to go back and attempt to correct an error, but it’s never as easy after the initial opportunity has passed. The character of a person can be defined moment to moment via choices everyday.
People are stupid. Yeah like you didn’t know that one right? Well humor me, I want to get more depth than just the conclusion. People are not inclined to see beyond the instant gratification of any given moment, and more often than not the shameful moments are covered with lies and criticism. Which in turn insures that the next time the situation or a similar situation arises the same actions will be taken because they can get the satisfaction of the moment and mask it as needed. Shame is there for a reason, if you think you will have to lie about it later you probably would be better off not doing it. Some examples would probably be good here but I bet you can think of someone you know or something that was done, by you or someone you know, that exemplifies this better than I ever could to a broad audience. Take a moment to reflect on the instances…..
Sometimes situations call for tough choices, and regardless of what you or your friends have attempted to convince you of they do matter. Everything matters. It may not matter to the world at large but it matters to someone and most often it winds up mattering to you. These are the choices where right and wrong become clouded by excuses, preferences, and apparent appeal. Failing in the obvious indicators here let me define “everything matters” ~ you kill a mosquito that does not wind up biting the person next to you who then does not have to pause to notice the lump in a window reflection which places him 3 seconds further up the road in the morning commute, causing him/her to either miss an accident or be a part of one. The outcome is in no way foreseeable but it is there none the less. Everything matters although I am not asking you to not kill a mosquito it seemed like a good arbitrary example of the little things impacting the bigger picture. Life is in the details, unfortunately you can’t get too caught up in the details or you will miss the life. This is where another choice comes in the form of pondering the possibilities or act and attempt to make decent judgment calls that will not wind up with you homeless and alone. That of course is an extreme example, but hey skip a few days of work and see how extreme it is when you are 100 bucks short on rent. To hesitate is to miss out.
Ah the complexities of day to day living, things we don’t even realize we are doing the majority of the time. The mind, whether consciously or subconsciously, weighs our wants against our needs, and those against the possible outcomes with every decision we make. As we get older we either get better at it or we fail. To deny that fact is to allow the decisions others to impact you more than you would probably like. Then there are those that crave the drama, the anxiety, the rush, the stress, of working out poor decisions made by themselves or others around them. What to say about those, I don’t know but I attempt to keep them away from me. To each his/her own.
Closing thought; well I feel better now, it may not make a lot of sense but random thoughts rarely do. The choices we make should be either stuck to or corrected, nothing in between. Half-assing it won’t get anything done and tends to make the choice moot, at which point you will begin to stagnate. I don’t drink from stagnant pools. I realize I didn’t really tie up the “People are stupid” comment but I think if you read between the lines you will see what it is that made that the opener. And if not… well the choice is yours.
People are stupid. Yeah like you didn’t know that one right? Well humor me, I want to get more depth than just the conclusion. People are not inclined to see beyond the instant gratification of any given moment, and more often than not the shameful moments are covered with lies and criticism. Which in turn insures that the next time the situation or a similar situation arises the same actions will be taken because they can get the satisfaction of the moment and mask it as needed. Shame is there for a reason, if you think you will have to lie about it later you probably would be better off not doing it. Some examples would probably be good here but I bet you can think of someone you know or something that was done, by you or someone you know, that exemplifies this better than I ever could to a broad audience. Take a moment to reflect on the instances…..
Sometimes situations call for tough choices, and regardless of what you or your friends have attempted to convince you of they do matter. Everything matters. It may not matter to the world at large but it matters to someone and most often it winds up mattering to you. These are the choices where right and wrong become clouded by excuses, preferences, and apparent appeal. Failing in the obvious indicators here let me define “everything matters” ~ you kill a mosquito that does not wind up biting the person next to you who then does not have to pause to notice the lump in a window reflection which places him 3 seconds further up the road in the morning commute, causing him/her to either miss an accident or be a part of one. The outcome is in no way foreseeable but it is there none the less. Everything matters although I am not asking you to not kill a mosquito it seemed like a good arbitrary example of the little things impacting the bigger picture. Life is in the details, unfortunately you can’t get too caught up in the details or you will miss the life. This is where another choice comes in the form of pondering the possibilities or act and attempt to make decent judgment calls that will not wind up with you homeless and alone. That of course is an extreme example, but hey skip a few days of work and see how extreme it is when you are 100 bucks short on rent. To hesitate is to miss out.
Ah the complexities of day to day living, things we don’t even realize we are doing the majority of the time. The mind, whether consciously or subconsciously, weighs our wants against our needs, and those against the possible outcomes with every decision we make. As we get older we either get better at it or we fail. To deny that fact is to allow the decisions others to impact you more than you would probably like. Then there are those that crave the drama, the anxiety, the rush, the stress, of working out poor decisions made by themselves or others around them. What to say about those, I don’t know but I attempt to keep them away from me. To each his/her own.
Closing thought; well I feel better now, it may not make a lot of sense but random thoughts rarely do. The choices we make should be either stuck to or corrected, nothing in between. Half-assing it won’t get anything done and tends to make the choice moot, at which point you will begin to stagnate. I don’t drink from stagnant pools. I realize I didn’t really tie up the “People are stupid” comment but I think if you read between the lines you will see what it is that made that the opener. And if not… well the choice is yours.
posted by Capt. Obvious at 7:26 AM
2 Comments:
As I was reading I thought "Jack will love this, right up his alley".
I do believe in the 6 degrees of separation and also in the 'chaos theory' ie 'the butterfly affect'.
Driving along and coming across a car upside down in the ditch at the side of the road... ten minutes earlier and I could have been involved... I always think this way.
Thank you for more great writing and thoughts.
without pain, there would be no pleasure, and without sadness, there would be no happiness.
Without Choice, there would be no challenge and satisfaction.
Your choices are already made - they are a reflection of your personality, situation and upbringing. They are not right or wrong, you will never know either way.
Post a Comment
<< Home