Do The Choices We Make Even Matter?
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If you could go back through your life would you change anything? If you did would it matter anyway?
My View
I believe that each decision we make is the beginning of a new path. All of the decisions, large or small, that I have made throughout my life have brought me to where I am today. For example, I probably could have played football at a collegiate level, but my high school coach was a jerk, so I quit the team. I met my future wife when I was 19, so if I had played college ball somewhere we may not have met. I wouldn’t have the great family that I have today. I believe that it’s possible that my life could have turned out drastically different. This is one example of a multitude of paths that have led to the life I enjoy today.
My Wife’s View
My wife, on the other hand, believes that if we have an ultimate destiny then all paths must eventually lead to that destiny; although some paths may be longer than others. She believes that if we were meant to be together then we would have met somehow. For example, she believes that if I had played football then perhaps we would have met when I was home visiting. So, no matter what choices we make we would still end up in the same place.
So What’s The Answer?
It appears that both theories could be correct, which means that both could be incorrect. They seem to support each other and at the same time oppose each other. Is each choice a kind of mini-destiny that leads to an ulitmate destiny, or do all choices eventually lead to an ultimate destiny? Did a decision you made 10 years ago eventually lead you to this artilce? Would you have been exposed to this article one day anyway? Will you click on this link? If you don’t will you eventually run across the linked site someday without me? I know there’s no real way to prove or disprove either. It’s just something to think about.
Interesting article and theories. I guess I believe in both and think they are both intertwined. It sure is something to twist your brain around though!
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You sir, are a deep thinker. Another in a long line of thought provoking articles.
I tend to believe that each decision represents a multitude of parallel universes that contract to the one that you choose. Sort of a branching tree theory.
Keep us on our toes.
It’s fun and frustrating to ponder ideas or theories that can be neither qualified nor disqualified as a possible solutions to simple questions.
I have to agree with your wife (and not because I happen to adore her) about our destiny. I do believe our destiny is all mapped out for us from day one of our lives. We can think we are changing and rearranging our lives each and every day, but ultimately we are following a path laid out by our Creator. We may stagger off our chosen path from time to time, however, we will in the end have completed the plan laid out for us. And yes, a decision I made 12 1/2 years ago led me to this article….my decision to let my daughter marry the man of her dreams, and the greatest son-in-law anyone could ask for.