This post is a resultant of a super tired body and restless mind. You know how it is when you are so tired that sleep evades you, your mind takes you on journeys involving random movements on your keyboard, facilitating clicks on links that seem semi-intriguing? No? Just me? Anyways, that was exactly my state when I stumbled across the pregnant deer scenario. Ok now, stop dilating your pupils and read on.
A pregnant deer about to give birth , finds a remote grass field by the river. As she cautiously moves towards the "safe" place under dark clouds, a lightning starts a forest fire. That very moment she goes into labor. To her left, she sees a hunter aiming at her. As she moved in the opposite direction she sees a lion approaching her. What does she do? If she runs from the arrow she is sure to land up as a lions meal. If she escapes both the fire will catch up to her in no time. So what does she do?
Answer - NOTHING! She focuses on giving birth to a new life.
In a fraction of second, the lightening blinds the hunters eyes, the released arrow zips past the deer and finds the lion as a target. Dark clouds rumble and make way for heavy rains putting off the forest fire. A healthy fawn is born!
The output may have been very different had the deer decided to escape her nemesis. She could have easily found herself as a dinner or in a cradle of fire! Everything could have changed in a matter of a milli second. But what determined the output, was a choice, HER CHOICE.
In our day to day lives, we are forced to make choices - some, which give us the luxury of time, while others have to be made in a jiffy. The former may create a lot of turmoil coz we have the power of time in our hands. The later may bring uncertainties, fear and an ugly feeling of regret coz they had to be made turning a blind eye to all the possibilities.Its a choice between the devil and the deep blue see. Well, I am just learning how to swim, so I would pick the devil! What about u?
After reading the deer scenario I realized, it doesn't have to always be devil or the deep blue see. There's always an option to stay put and continue what you are doing. Doing nothing actually means you have made a choice and your choice is to do nothing!
There are always gonna be factors that hinder you from your current path - distractions that engulf you in anxiety, inject negativity until your brain is intoxicated with fear. In short, push you to doing what you feel compelled to do as opposed to what you are supposed to do.
People are so involved in making decisions, choosing between options and treating life like an exam of multiple choice questions that they have forgotten that there's always an option - none of the above.
This scenario struck a special chord with me coz it symbolizes how all the negativity around you can vanish in a moment if you decide to not play in its hands and take a stand. There are always gonna be testing times. Things may not be in your favor, you may not always earn peoples confidence. The only thing you will always have going for you is your choices. Why? Coz they represent you and your belief system. Everyone has their own beliefs that are dear to their existence. They may not necessarily apply to you. That doesn't make yours any less valuable.
Soon enough one does realize that living your choices gives birth to a new life - our version of a new born fawn. It may not be an ideal one, but the one that you worked hard at creating. Live it with pride.
Make a choice when you can choose wise!
A pregnant deer about to give birth , finds a remote grass field by the river. As she cautiously moves towards the "safe" place under dark clouds, a lightning starts a forest fire. That very moment she goes into labor. To her left, she sees a hunter aiming at her. As she moved in the opposite direction she sees a lion approaching her. What does she do? If she runs from the arrow she is sure to land up as a lions meal. If she escapes both the fire will catch up to her in no time. So what does she do?
Answer - NOTHING! She focuses on giving birth to a new life.
In a fraction of second, the lightening blinds the hunters eyes, the released arrow zips past the deer and finds the lion as a target. Dark clouds rumble and make way for heavy rains putting off the forest fire. A healthy fawn is born!
The output may have been very different had the deer decided to escape her nemesis. She could have easily found herself as a dinner or in a cradle of fire! Everything could have changed in a matter of a milli second. But what determined the output, was a choice, HER CHOICE.
In our day to day lives, we are forced to make choices - some, which give us the luxury of time, while others have to be made in a jiffy. The former may create a lot of turmoil coz we have the power of time in our hands. The later may bring uncertainties, fear and an ugly feeling of regret coz they had to be made turning a blind eye to all the possibilities.Its a choice between the devil and the deep blue see. Well, I am just learning how to swim, so I would pick the devil! What about u?
After reading the deer scenario I realized, it doesn't have to always be devil or the deep blue see. There's always an option to stay put and continue what you are doing. Doing nothing actually means you have made a choice and your choice is to do nothing!
There are always gonna be factors that hinder you from your current path - distractions that engulf you in anxiety, inject negativity until your brain is intoxicated with fear. In short, push you to doing what you feel compelled to do as opposed to what you are supposed to do.
People are so involved in making decisions, choosing between options and treating life like an exam of multiple choice questions that they have forgotten that there's always an option - none of the above.
This scenario struck a special chord with me coz it symbolizes how all the negativity around you can vanish in a moment if you decide to not play in its hands and take a stand. There are always gonna be testing times. Things may not be in your favor, you may not always earn peoples confidence. The only thing you will always have going for you is your choices. Why? Coz they represent you and your belief system. Everyone has their own beliefs that are dear to their existence. They may not necessarily apply to you. That doesn't make yours any less valuable.
Soon enough one does realize that living your choices gives birth to a new life - our version of a new born fawn. It may not be an ideal one, but the one that you worked hard at creating. Live it with pride.
Make a choice when you can choose wise!
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