Choices Are Devastating

I have encountered many points in my life where I have been faced with potentially life changing choices. Choices dealing with anything from relationships, to classes, or what to do with my day. I have had points in my life where I can see the choice in front of me, and if either way has different consequences and will take me down a different path.

One choice that has affected me this semester was whether or not to begin a relationship with someone or not. This may seem like a girly topic, but I know guys go through it too. The person who is my perspective "special someone" is someone who makes me very happy and we always have a great time, but at the same time we both know that summer is coming very quickly and we're stuck between enjoying each other's company and having to say goodbye. This is a choice that has been very difficult and it seems that in the end all roads may lead to each of us feeling a little bit of pain, which obviously neither of us want.

Another major choice I had to make occured three years ago, and it has affected me ever since. I was in a relationship that meant a lot to me, yet I felt at the point in my life we were no longer supposed to be together. I had to choose between my feelings for him and losing him for the time being. In the end, I chose to break up with him and this choice effected our relationship for the next three years. It was emotionally devastating.

The first example of a choice that I gave is one that we do not yet know the outcome of. It has been on my heart and mind and is still something that I am not ready to choose. The second example is one that we have discovered the consequences to, and I still find myself questioning if I did the right thing or not. I suppose that I did, because I learned a lot and it gave me the opportunity to discover new people and new experiences. Choices affect us in many ways, and although they are difficult and after we choose it may not seem right, they determine the course for the rest of our lives. Choices should not be made drastically for this reason. They should be well thought out a reasoned. Everyone has choices. Everyone makes decisions. How you handle them is what matters.