The Left, the Right, and the ChosenA Story by Scott WestfallThis is a short statement and series of questions for anyone wondering what comes next in their life or what to do in a complicated situation. You’ve
come to a fork in the road. The Left appears just as Behind. The Right is something
more of a question. All had been direct and simple up until this point, but no longer.
Take a careful look at your two options ahead. Stop and consider the decision
without straying left or right for a time as long as you see fit. In the end,
you need only ask yourself these few questions. The Left is ahead of you now. The only difference in its
sameness is its newness. Looking over your shoulder to see Behind and then
forward again makes little difference in what you see. It stands to be said that there is a comfort of
sorts in the familiar. But “nothing ventured” and all that. For all intents and
purposes, you know you would be safe, or at least used to, with the Left. What
may have been behind will surely continue to the Left, as it is nothing more
than a continuation of the Behind. Are you one to take
comfort in the familiarity of the known? Turning now to the Right, you see it
to be intimidating and uncertain. All the while, it is new and undeniably enticing.
It may be your best option, but it may also be you worst idea to date. You
could only ever hope to find your way with the Right. You may. You may not. But
the Right is there, or somewhere, whether you choose to pursue it or no. Today
may be the point of no return for your Right, but there is no telling if this “Right”
is right for you. At least not until you try. This a risk we must take at
times, though many are too afraid to venture that way. If you go Right and lose
yourself, Right was wrong and it only becomes more of what is Behind in the end.
The search continues. Or it doesn’t. It is your call, after all. Are you one to take
risk and find welcome in an unfamiliar place? All your life, you may have been told to seek only that
which is Right. Leave all that is Behind you behind and beware the repeating
mistakes of the Left. But the Right can be a tiresome road. Many pursue the
Right for a lifetime or two and never quite make their way. History, precedent,
experience, and the stories told by friends, family, and strangers alike all
begin to sound the same in eventuality: “I searched. I found. I loved and lost
and loved one last time. The Right time.” Or “I searched and found nothing. I searched
until I was Left with only myself.” But this is your story, not anyone else’s. You could live
to repeat the age old stories, or you could write your own history. Ignore the
Left, Behind, and Right. Let no proverb or sentiment tell you Left from Right.
You could strive to find your own way and choose you own fate. Or…do as you
please. Follow the sameness of the Left and the Behind, gamble on the Right and
hope those stories have all been true, or Choose. Choose to make you own way. Are you one to take only the fates presented to you? Or are
you one to take control of your own fate, yet to be seen? © 2016 Scott WestfallAuthor's Note
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StatsAuthorScott WestfallMIAboutI've written here and there over the years, but letting people read it is something of a new experience for me. That doesn't mean readings should pull their punches though. I'm on here to improve my s.. more.. |