A slightly lighter post this time on the choices that we make in life. I was thinking about the little trade-offs we make on an every day basis, with the hope to facilitate or make easier our lives on the medium to long term. Another word for trade-off would be "settle" I guess...
You trade-off your smashing single life for married life to be with a loved one for as long as you stand one another... You trade-off having sex with whomever you want to have sex only with one person only because they know exactly what makes you tick... You trade-off living in a big city to be closer to family and to your roots... You trade-off a stable well-paying job to something new and risky... You trade-off buying a sensible car for a bigger one because this is the only time you will escape paying a crazy amount in customs...
We make these trade-offs because we make (I suppose unconsciously) calculations on what will maximize our well-being over the long term... We go with our brains because we think it more reasonable than going with our heart (feeling).
I suppose the ideal situation is to think reasonably about the choices we make in order not to have any regrets in the long term... not to ask those pesky "what if" questions... not to always go with our brains... not to always go with our hearts... not to always succumb to our libido... not to always be selfish.
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Yeah, and then in the end we always sit around wondering if it was the correct choice.
i so agree, however i don't believe in such thing as ideal or correct choice...there will always be regrets here and there. Life is about compromises and expectations which fortunately we do make/set for ourseleves.
trade off of being a bit aware of what's going on around yourself, always wondering if you're making the right choice.
But since we can't go back, isn't every choice the right one?
"Though many cannot conceive it, I stand, facing the wind".
cheers!
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