How did I end up here?
What did I do?
I simply took
a decision or two.
I'm so far away
From where I began,
It's been such a whirlwind,
Can't say if I walked or ran!
I can still see clearly
when I look behind,
most of my path
though some are blurry lines!
When I look closer,
I'm surprised to find;
The path wasn't all straight;
Infact, in places, it was rather unkind!
Nooks and forks,
Crossroads and junctures;
I've wobbled past all of them
Sometimes elated, sometimes punctured!
But what I realise,
when I see my life's map thus far,
Is that every time I had to,
I chose a certain path.
Choices, choices, choices
At every step of the way;
Is what's landed me
At where I am today!!
Whenever I was faced with a tough choice or decision in life, I've always played out in my head, a complete sequence of events the way I saw them unfurl if I'd chosen differently! We are after all a sum total of our choices!
I've always been fascinated by how I may have had an entirely different life if I'd just done one thing differently in my entire 30+ years of existence. Now imagine if I had done two or three things differently! That gives me three of four alternative present realities!
Life is like a decision tree. At the end of every branch is a fork where one needs to stop, think and choose. Sometimes along the way, on certain branches, you may be lucky to get a juicy fruit or two as a reward for your choices. Or you may just end up with dead bark! But the important thing to remember is to keep going till you get to the end of the branch where you can choose again. That's life for me - one big decision tree!!
On some pensive days, I also wonder if destiny's a thing - that no matter what I chose, I'd somehow end up exactly where I am today! Some days, I really want to believe this because it somehow relieves me of the pressure to take onus for my life and my decisions.
What did I do?
I simply took
a decision or two.
I'm so far away
From where I began,
It's been such a whirlwind,
Can't say if I walked or ran!
I can still see clearly
when I look behind,
most of my path
though some are blurry lines!
When I look closer,
I'm surprised to find;
The path wasn't all straight;
Infact, in places, it was rather unkind!
Nooks and forks,
Crossroads and junctures;
I've wobbled past all of them
Sometimes elated, sometimes punctured!
But what I realise,
when I see my life's map thus far,
Is that every time I had to,
I chose a certain path.
Choices, choices, choices
At every step of the way;
Is what's landed me
At where I am today!!
Whenever I was faced with a tough choice or decision in life, I've always played out in my head, a complete sequence of events the way I saw them unfurl if I'd chosen differently! We are after all a sum total of our choices!
I've always been fascinated by how I may have had an entirely different life if I'd just done one thing differently in my entire 30+ years of existence. Now imagine if I had done two or three things differently! That gives me three of four alternative present realities!
Life is like a decision tree. At the end of every branch is a fork where one needs to stop, think and choose. Sometimes along the way, on certain branches, you may be lucky to get a juicy fruit or two as a reward for your choices. Or you may just end up with dead bark! But the important thing to remember is to keep going till you get to the end of the branch where you can choose again. That's life for me - one big decision tree!!
On some pensive days, I also wonder if destiny's a thing - that no matter what I chose, I'd somehow end up exactly where I am today! Some days, I really want to believe this because it somehow relieves me of the pressure to take onus for my life and my decisions.
What do you think? If you're reading this, do let me know - I would love to hear your thoughts.
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