Life is a series of choice and everything we do in life revolves round the choices we make. You can choose to either remain in bed or get up to work and the choices we make in life are a reflection of who we are. It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. If you make the wrong choices, you discover yourself in wrong places and vice versa.
A popular story goes thus:
There was this particular man who had 3 servants and was preparing to embark on a long journey. He called his 3 servants and gave the first one 5 talents, the second 3 talents and the third 1 talent and went on his journey. The first servant who had 5 talents decided to invest his talent and made 5 more talents which made a total of 10 talents. The second servant did likewise and made 3 more talents making a total of 6 talents but the last servant decided to bury his talent due to fear of the master…
The story goes further but our focus is on the extract above. Each servant made a decision and they got their results. If you want to be successful, then you have to decide today.
Due to fear, we sometimes allow others make decisions for us. It's your life and you are the driver. Others can give suggestions on how to live but they do not have the right to decide except you let them and if you make decisions based upon people's reactions or judgement then you make really boring choices. The ball is in your court, choose today how you want your future to be. If you want to be the best academically, then you have to choose to give up certain things and read. You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fears.
Do you want to be rich and famous? Do you want your name to ring a bell all around the world? Do you want to be successful in business? Do you want to live a happy life? Do you want people to listen to you anytime you speak? Do you want to grow spiritually?
Then make the right choice today. For I set before you two doors - RIGHT or WRONG. Choose which you want to follow and may the force be with you.
The 3 C's of life: CHOICE, CHANCE AND CHANGE. You must make a Choice to take a Chance or your life will never Change. I'm a big believer that your life is basically a sum of all the choices you make. The better your choices, the better opportunity to live a happy life.
Steve Jobs said, “Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”
I see people just sitting down lamenting or complaining about the economy and yet they do nothing. They point fingers at their parents for their present situations and do not plan on moving forward. Do you want to remain in a stagnant position? Make a choice and decide how you want to live your life. Don't be like others who accept anything that life brings to them, be in control and make the right choices.
There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. Some of our important choices have a time line. If we delay a decision, the opportunity is gone forever. Sometimes our doubt keeps us from making a choice that involves change. Thus an opportunity may be missed. Do not miss that opportunity in life.
Every person has a free choice. Free to obey or disobey the natural laws. Your choice determines the consequences. Nobody ever did, or ever will escape from the consequences of his choices. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.