And in this new position I encountered the realities of consolidation of schools, for the very year I made the move, two townships joined together and I got to see up close and personal the sorts of things that entailed. I loved the people, the kids and my fellow staff members, but I stayed only one year. The politics, the grinding of opinions against each other, the power plays were all too much.
The "forks" I chose from this point on led me through a fascinating career, giving me the opportunity to practice my trade in a most satisfying way and leaving me at the end with the knowledge that I had had the best jobs in the world!
I am ending the fantasy series at this point, for in reality everyday offers numerous options. On some days, there are more forks than you have in your silverware drawers. Decision-making becomes such an integral part of who we are that we don't even realize sometimes that even the smallest decision may lead us in a totally different direction from what might have been.
The message on the answering machine. Shall we call back? Shall we ignore the caller? Should we eat out this evening? Should we stay in? Highly unlikely, you may say, that a choice one way or the other in dealing with such minutiae would have a lasting effect on your life, that one choice may send you down a totally different pathway than would the other. But such things have been, and we will never know!
May all your roads take you to happiness and well-being!
6 comments:
" Decision-making becomes such an integral part of who we are that we don't even realize sometimes that even the smallest decision may lead us in a totally different direction from what might have been".
Profound.
You've given me my Thought For The Day.
Thanks.
john
Deciding to go to an event I didn't want to go to is what led me to my pro radio job -- I met the program director at the event, totally by chance, and we talked and he hired me. I am glad I got to do pro radio for those years and still look back fondly on those experiences.
Those small decisions truly can have the biggest life impacts. That's why it pays to carefully consider things each day. One never knows!
We need to also consider how those "forks in the road" impact the well-being of others. Unfortunately, many people only consider their own selfish needs and desires.
This has been an enjoyable series. I have, on occasion, thought about my past decisions and the consequences thereof. You have given me opportunity to review some of those once more.
Finally, if I had not known sorrow and loss, I'd not recognize the joy in happiness.
John, fair is fair; you often give me something to think about!
Jim, of just such things are our courses often determined. I once had a gentleman ask me if I wanted to ride to Greentown with him. I did. Changed the entire course of my life.
Shelly, true. Snap decisions should never be thoughtless decisions. (Why we need to be well-based in our principles so that they may guide us when the pressure is on!)
Vee, true. Most of our decisions affect others, ofttimes many others. "No man is an island," or something like that.
Chuck, thank you. He alone can appreciate the light who has known darkness.
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