8.28.2009

tough decisions

everyone, at some point in their lives, is faced with some sort of decision making. shakespeare put it best but he received no consolation during the time of his distress. decisions, by their nature, involve choosing one thing over another. the idea of a trade-off. one must suffer, the other prevail. one must live, the other must die. it is these decisions, rather the result of those decisions, that rattle the very core of our frame of mind, soul and well-being.

when is enough really enough? when will you see that your hell is freezing over? will you ever experience pigs flying? when will you actually listen for the fat lady's tune? mr. opportunity's knocking. when will you let him in? why we sometimes choose to put ourselves through the ringer of dejection and empathy, i'll never know. why we sometimes choose to tolerate nonsense is beyond me. does conscience make us cowards? is it better to suffer in our minds or in our actions?

it is important that people know what you stand for. it is equally as important that people know what you won't stand for.

my knees are black because i am learning how to filter foolishness.

1 comment:

  1. oh the provocation! of my thoughts...

    "is it better to suffer in our minds or in our actions?"

    I would choose actions. To suffer in the mind would personally drive me crazy. I would be restless. I would be very unhappy and mentally unhealthy and emotionally unstable. Mental abuse is just as bad if not worse than physical abuse because it robs you of your self-worth makes you second guess every decision you make or have ever made and makes you dependent. It's easier to walk away from physical abuse than mental abuse because by the time you recognize it the damage has already been done.

    But what about the premise that actions originate in the mind can one then suffer without affecting the other???

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