The Cruelty of Choices

Monday, March 17, 2008

The funny thing about having choices is the irony of actually not having a choice.
You see, if given a choice between 2 things, you HAVE to choose either one.
It's dichotomous.
There is an opportunity cost involved.
That's the cruelty of having choices.

How do you weigh between the choices that you have?
Which one is better and which one is not?
There's so many 'what if's'.
What if I choose to go for Jay Chou concert and not for Lee Hom's concert? (Ok, bad example)
What if the one I choose isn't the one I wanted?
The crux of the matter of having choices is really the fear of regret,
Isn't it?

I for one, am a very indecisive person.
I'm really working hard to be a little more decisive because I know it's an essential 'skill' once you step into the working world. Every once in a while though, I annoy people with my "Aiya, up to you lar" answer.

Bottom line is this -
The older you get, the more choices you need to make,
the more choices you make, the more lessons in life you'll learn.
As cruel as choices can be, it's cruelty can be the vehicle that steers you to the path of a better and wiser adulthood.

I hope.



1 comments:

Anonymous,  March 20, 2008 at 4:32 AM  

Say, making the best informed choice possible at the time and then living up to the responsibilities/consequences- isn't that adulthood in a nutshell?

Haha, I think you've hit the nail on the head, my old friend =)

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