I recently had to make an important life decision. I'll spare the details, but sufficed to say it was a difficult choice to make and required much personal sacrifice. I was plagued night and day for quite a while before I finally came to my final decision, but I have done it, and a funny thing happened once I did. I felt good. It could best be described as a combination of relief and epiphany. I believe we make our own fates, but once the path has been laid before us, there is a certain joy in knowing that it is there. After all, life is a jungle, and having anything to alleviate some of the fear and uncertainty of each person's journey is welcomed.
To willingly give something up is not easy to do. An obvious statement to be sure, but it is still worth stating, just in case someone out there doesn't believe what all of those songs and movies are talking about. It was the one thing that Armageddon got right (that, and Aerosmith). The pain is inevitable, but without pain, we couldn't appreciate joy. It's true what they say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. As long as you draw breath, there is always something to look forward to. I just wish more people saw it that way. And no, I'm not a manic depressive; just a deep thinker with too much time on his hands.
If life were easy, everybody'd be doing it.
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