Posted by Bajele on April 03, 1998 at 14:09:39:
In Reply to: Choices--Musings on Phoenix Rising posted by mist on April 03, 1998 at 03:53:57:
: We follow a path through life. In the beginning, we accept ideas from
: others to guide us. Time passes until, one day, we awaken. For the
: first time, our dreams are clear. We are reborn.
: Abandoning the old life, we set off in pursuit of our vision, hoping to
: make up for wasted years with passionate devotion to the road ahead.
: The future begins to unfold. True happiness is tasted briefly--just
: enough to confirm the vision's truth.
: But we are not sole creators in the universe. Others design their own
: paths. At times, they betray our faith. When we have trusted them
: with our dreams, their betrayal can be our end.
: At some forks in life's pathway, no travels are possible without loss of
: self, the death of dreams, and destruction of that which has been
: achieved through terrible cost.
: When all choices are ill, selecting none of them may be the choice of
: wisdom. Perhaps this is the choice of surrender, for with us the
: dreams may die as well. But that is for others to decide--our part of
: the story has ended, though the great tale goes on.
Beautiful! A wonderful spin on the choices we make in our lives.
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