I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined,
and that we can do nothing to change it,
look before they cross the road.
Stephen Hawking
We say we’re not predestined but we sure live like it.
We tell ourselves we’re no good. That we cannot change. That the deck is stacked against us.
We check our daily horoscopes. Look for answers in the stars. Make friends with illustrious psychics and obsess over the size and shade of our auras.
We live like we’ve been given no choice.
We act like there is nothing we can do about anything.
Like we’ve resigned to live without hope.
To breathe merely to exist.
To pass a little time.
To distract ourselves a little.
Yet we still look both ways when we cross the road.
Maybe its because we don’t want to get hurt or perhaps old childhood habits die hard.
Regardless, I think deep down we know better and know we have choices we can make.
It’s certainly not easy to lead but it is to follow, and many of us choose the trappings of luxury and comfort over our precious freedom.
We have become seduced to choose predictability over uncertainty.
Vanilla over the pangs and pains of possible failure.
We are ok with neglecting our freedom of choice.
We cross the road, like the chicken, to merely get to the other side.
Marily.
Without a reason.
Without purpose.
Habitually.
Unconsciously.
Sadly.
Maybe if we choose to look both ways, we should find a reason why we crossed the road in the first place.
What do you long to do with your life?
Be patient and tenacious in finding a meaning in what you do.
Be conscious of the choices you make.
Close your mouth a little if you’re getting too fat.
Read a good book if you’re getting a little dumb.
Talk to strangers if your friends no longer want to listen.
Your life is not predestined.
You can unstuck yourself.
By making a simple decision.
By being free.
