The creator of human lives created lives with intention to leave all choices to be made by ourselves, besides two critical options - Birth and Death.
To be born may not be our choice, but to live it to the fullest, is definitely a choice left for us to decide.
When to end this life of ours, is not exactly in our control as well. What we do have a control over this, is how colorful we wish to paint our path before it ends.
While making any choice, it involves opportunity cost.
In every choice made, be it minor or major, we are giving up something else in exchange. Consciously or unconsciously, we are constantly gaining yet losing at the same time.
Today, I choose to stay home and shower myself with the luxury of time. I gained some simple personal leisure of pure relaxation. Meanwhile, the cost of such luxury is the opportunity of many possibilities that could take place if I were to go out of the house. However, the value and worthiness of such opportunity cost is highly dependent on individual visualization of own requirement and priority.
That year, grandpa was critically ill, and was warded into the hospital many times.
There were many false alarms of critical moments pertaining to his health matters. We never knew how many more false alarms were to be experienced, before any one of them became a genuine life threatening moment.
I was bogged down with my own personal problem, that required much attention and time to resolve.
This day... While I channeled all my time and concern on resolving my own problem, the news of grandpa's critical situation reached me. Taken things for granted, I thought to myself that this was probably just one of the false alarms, and I would visit him the next day, after I had settled one of my problems, which apparently could not be solved in one day's time.
My problem did not get solved, and I missed the chance to bid the last farewell to my dearest grandpa. I had never made it to see grandpa alive again.
I had chosen at the cost of grandpa's last time, to spend time understanding the value of a relationship which had long lost its essence of love.
It was a lesson learnt, that time and opportunity were being traded in from the cost of one decision over another.
In making any decision, it is advisable to zoom out of the situation, and look into the wider picture. Evaluate and identify the priority.
Think twice... We are not able to revert time spent, while using this time slot to accomplish one task, is sacrificing similar time to spend on another.
Decide what is more important to you. Acknowledge the opportunity cost, make every moment well spent, with minimal regrets. Make every sacrifice worth all the while.
Subconsciously, all of us do filter such thoughts before a decision is made. This is an innate human instinct that comes with us upon birth.
When I make a choice now, I always think 'What if I choose this over that? What am I missing out if I make such a choice now?' If you think such a choice is worth your efforts, despite the high cost of this decision, don't stop where you are, just do it, and go all the way. Give your best, and you are on the way to a more fulfilled life.
If you only have one apple to share with someone, and yet unable to halve it or portioned it, who in your heart would be the someone you wish would have the apple? Follow the inner voice of your heart.. Find your solace dream... For we only live this once.
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