Imagine you're stood at the crossroads of life..a decision is pending..which direction do you take..???
I'm sure we must make decisions like this every day.. *ALARM* you wake up...Hmmm whats for breakfast "micro decision" in a day that may throw up a "major decision"..Unless you are a hermit where every day is pretty much the same, and you've decided to opt out of the RAT-RACE, then its a fact of life that at some point in your 24 hour day filled with "micro decisions" a crossroads will be met..i'll let you the reader fill in this gap on what was your crossroads moment in the last 24 hours ( ).
What you need a bigger gap..??? well all i can say is it must have been one huge decision you made..i hope you used your instincts after weighing up all factors..yes i'm sure you did..only the weak follow the shepherd..they have their paths mapped out for them..they have no need to think, they simply follow their leader and wander in a wasteland..Maybe not quite a hermit yet, but in time may well be....oh damn i may be wrong here, becoming a hermit requires a major decision..or does it..???
My major decision in the last 24 hours was to write this blog post..i could have gone to bed but thanks to falling into a very deep sleep after dinner i'm here waxing lyrical about something we all do each day, yet realy dont give it much thought after the decision is set in concrete..
What if your decision tomorrow is to flick a switch and end the life of someone you love..you know its one that is "cruel to be kind" but can you live with yourself after you do it.
Its got to be one of the toughest decisions to make for any human..you say your last goodbyes and "FLICK" its all over..This is one decision i hope i'm never ever faced with in my lifetime..yes i'm a strong character and yes i have all the tools in my box to lead and help those who need a helping hand..my compassion to my fellow human beings comes quite naturally..i see hatred all around me and cringe..if only i could heal this world..throw my arms around the bad guys and say "change your direction" take a better path and walk in the direction of the majority..dont stand alone dont attract hate just follow a better path to the end of your days.
Just to bring this blog post to an end i'd like to quote something a friend at college once said to me..its something i'd never heard before and when she said it we were sat having coffee on a beautiful sunny day in the college gardens..Lisa Taylor these words have stayed with me all these years..i'll never forget them or the time and place you blew my mind with them....."Richard you're one of life's nice guys..you deserve better than me and one day you will have it..Life is not a rehearsal its there to be lived..go live it".
I loved lisa and still do..she was someone who was a real friend..someone who could have led me down the wrong path..instead she chose to guide me to the right path..that meant leaving her behind..that hurt like hell but it hurt for a reason....i'm glad i made that decision..i'm glad to have had a moment in my life where lisa was there..she pointed me in the right direction and for that i'm forever grateful..
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