Decisions.

Life.

What you become in life...
Depends on what you choose....
Whether you face every challenge...
Or simply refuse.

It's a strange thing, this life. It offers you so many choices at one point of time, and at another takes all matters out of your hand and leaves you reeling in the aftershocks. At every point in life, or rather at every milestone like after your 10th grade exams, after your higher secondary exams, after your graduation, you are left wondering which one of the zillion options available is best suited for you. How are you supposed to know, I don't know; but you're supposed to know. Never mind that you don't know one option from another, and to you all have equal probabilities of success or failure. Never mind that you've never had experience with anyone of them. Never mind at all.

The only thing that you can do in this kind of situation is think till you have exhausted your brains out, discuss with your family and friends till they are ready to either pull your hair out or theirs (preferably yours, because after all there is a limit to everything), and then out of frustration and confusion choose the option that looks the least intimidating. At least for now. And yes... don't forget to pray that you don't live to regret this decision that has been taken so painfully, to say the least.

Or you could just not think so much, and life take it's course, which it will do anyways. Let it happen, whatever it is. Because it will happen, no matter what you do or how hard you try for it not to happen. Somethings are just meant ot hapen. And they do.

And then just like that, when everything is going smoothly, when you are settling in with the decision you have taken, life throws a lurch at you. Whether you are prepared to catch it or no: not considered. Whether you are prepared for the consequences it begets: not considered. You just have to accept the reality and move on. How ironical. When you didn't want choices you got them. And not one or two. No ways. Why make your job easier? You got a zillion choices. And now when you willingly want a choice, a chance to change, if not avoid the circumstances, you don't get it. Strange isn't it?
But then, that my friend is what they call life. And as the first few lines mention, it's all about rising to the occasion. It's all about making a decision when you get an opportunity and accepting a decision that has been made for you. It's about facing each and every challenge that is given to you with equal vigor and gusto and zeal that is required to conquer it. And when you understand this... you will understand the meaning of the most complicated word in the English dictionary-
LIFE.

untill next time...