A Choice Decision

you have no choice
but to make a choice
even the very decision
to not make a decision
is still today and always will be
your very decision's
so make them wisely
or you may die poorly

Reviews

[Lyanth]

Even held at gunpoint we have a choice. However I think, there are several aspects of life we have no say in, such as our birth and death. We also have no say in thoughts. We may manipulate them, but we cannot stop them altogether. We cannot choose not to think, because despite us trying to not think, by not thinking, we are indeed thinking about not thinking so hard that we are not thinking of anything else but. Which in itself is a thought.
Tis one of the many paradoxes of life.
Great food for thought, but today I'm finding myself struggling to contain consciousness. How are you this morning?

[Davidgeo]

Maybe birth and death aren't what we think they are. But you're probably right, there is more out of our control than in it. Thanks for the review, it's always good to hear your thoughts.

I'm also struggling without that whole consciousness thing this morning.... and I ran out of milks for my coffees. But otherwise it's been swell, thanks for asking. How's the east coast these days?

[Lyanth]

Ah, I had myself a large cup of milk with a splash of coffee.. You should really make a trip to the nearest grocery store or barn..
It's quite muggy here, busy as usual, especially for us housekeepers. Work never ends, but I cannot complain. Mainly because I can't find the energy or time to do so :)
All's well that ends well I suppose.

[Davidgeo]

That is a damn fine idea. This straight black coffee is starting to piss me off.

I think it's always a little better to be busy than it is to be bored so, at least there's that.

[Lyanth]

At the same time, you can get to the level of exhaustion at which you would much rather be bored and find yourself trapped in the pendulum. Either doing nothing at all or doing too much to kill the boredom created by doing nothing at all.
Then again, there are times when what you are doing is just as boring as boredom itself. In that case, I'd say it is time for a nap..

[Lyanth]

This piece actually reminds me of something I wrote a day or so ago..different topic, but similar point.

[Davidgeo]

It's that "differently alike" thing again...

[Lyanth]

:) I suppose it is.

[DAH]

Whether we believe it or not, everything, every person, every bad, every good,
in our lives were choices we made, consciously or unconsciously.

We are the creators of our realities.

Keep pushing, David!

DAH

[Davidgeo]

What does "keep pushing" really mean?

[DAH]

the power to move forward ... and you're welcome

[Davidgeo]

"you're welcome"? Really? You're that kind of guy? Trying to shame someone who forgot to "thank" you in a single, trivial internet interaction? Ugh. D********g.

[DAH]

... and you're still welcome, despite your middle school mentality and your inability to be grateful to somebody who spends their time commenting on your poetry.

Now, get some rest, and then wake up and act like an adult.

Keep Pushing!

Cheers,
DAH

[Davidgeo]

Like I said before... you're a d********g. You act like leaving a small comment that takes maybe 5 minutes is some kind of grand act of kindness and that not getting "thanked" properly is some kind of serious transgression. I'd rather you say nothing than act like an intellectual snob. And here's a tip --- you're not as intelligent as you think you are. Now, feel free to not respond to this or review me again. You're reviews aren't that insightful to begin with.

[TPK Stories]

Some great advice. It seems even when we don't make a choice we still are.

[Talia]

The last two lines are too true! No matter it's big or small, we have to make a choice and deal with the consequences. Good write

[Davidgeo]

Sometimes I'm glad to know that humans are inherently limited in how many calculations we can do with the concious part of our brain. We'd all go insane if we could choose to try and calculate the probability of things out to extremely fine detail over extremely long time scales. I think that's one of the reason's we all have a subconcious. Our brains make extremely complex calculations every time we judge distance or space or time or any of our hard perceptions that input and translate sensory data. You don't know it but... your subconcious knows calculus, trig, geometry, topography, probability, symmetry, algebra, physics, even a little chemistry and more... all at, or way above a pHD level. How do you think we all commonly make such beautiful pictures manifest in our brain pans? Science... all of the science.

[Talia]

The subconscious is a powerful part of the mind. It could help us or scare us to death.