We always have a Choice!

“I’m sorry but I don’t have any choice!”. We always heard this sentence both in movies and in real life. However, do we really lose options in every life situation we have?  Well, for me, I think it’s impossible. So, is it true that sometimes we just go with the flow because we don’t have a choice? Or is there some reason why we choose to disregard other options?

Correct me if I’m wrong, the only situation in our lives in which we don’t have any choice is to pick who our parents will be. The same goes with who will be our child because either we like it or not, we don’t have any choice but to accept because that is the sacred gift of life and bloodline and we don’t have any access to control it thus is absolute.

It's true that nowadays, adoption is possible and legal and somehow, we can choose and pick one among the orphans. Surrogacy is also one example and exception because we somehow have the option to pick a pair who possess the physical features we want so that somehow our future child might inherit these traits but still it’s not certain and often need lots of money.

In terms of every situation such as choosing and planning what course to take in college is always a choice. Yes, there might be instances that we lack financially leading to a lack of options but still, we have a choice. Don’t forget that we can ask and pledge for scholarships so that we can enter the course we want. We can also find part-time jobs and support our studies. These aren’t just ways but also a decision that we make to pursue college, and this is a choice. Whatever future awaits us is the fruit of these decisions made from the options we take.

For example, during the pandemic, most of us lose our jobs, right? during this time, online jobs, Home-base works, and home-based businesses also emerge. Some adapted quickly, and some did not. Those who adapted from the situation somehow manage to overcome the pandemic and still earn so that they can survive, they choose to adapt to the situation because it is the best way to survive. The same goes for some who fail to adapt to the situation, they fail because of some reasons that they choose not to solve and just sit around and wait for the Government to take action, as a result of their incompetence in life, they suffer from the pandemic.

To understand this matter simply, let’s say you rode on a boat together with your mom and your girlfriend. The boat sinks but there are only two life jackets available, what will you do? Are you gonna wear one and give the other one to your girlfriend, then let your mother drown? Or you’ll give it to your mom letting your girlfriend die? Or you’ll just give it to both of them and die instead? The answer is none of the above because whatever you choose among the choices, one will die, and that is an insane idea. Why do you have to choose one to die if you can save both? The best answer here is to give the other jacket to either of the two and both individuals with life jackets will help the other one who doesn’t have a life jacket.

You see, that simple example will show you that in our lives, we always have a choice, there is no such thing as “Oh, I’m sorry, I did that because I don’t have other options!”