When we are born, we don't know what we like. We rely on others to make the right decisions and typically they are correct. As we become older, we are provided with more of a spectrum of choices to make, but still controlled ultimately by others (typically your parents). As we get older still, say our pre-teen years, we begin to make more decisions on our own. We figure out what foods we like and dislike, we decide on what to wear, who to hang out with, and for the most part our parents give us more of a leeway with regards to those decisions. Teenage years we tend to be really start branching out on our own. A lot of that has to do with the fact that we get part time jobs and have our own income to use at our own discretion. And even then, while they may not directly make your decisions, advertising companies tend to sway your decisions. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good. But we try to learn from our choices.
So now I am brought to our early adult years. Most of us will go off to college for 4-6 years depending on career choice. While in college, especially if you are away at school, you are presented with a plethora of decisions to make. Some of us are intelligent and strong enough to stand on our own and make the right decisions by ourselves. Others rely on friends, others still may seek out counsel from an adviser, professor, clergyman/woman or even revert back to their parents. Unfortunately, while the assistance received is great, it is only that, assistance. No one can make up your mind. You tend to have to look deep within to decide what to do. This trend seems to continue through your advanced adult age, usually through until you are much, much older and possibly of a lesser mind capacity. When you get to be that age, there are many of us that need to have our decisions made for us. While everyone may believe they are giving you the best advice, all it really is, is their opinion on what's best for you. You always have to look back within to decide what is right and good.
Although every man believes that his decisions and resolutions involve the most multifarious factors, in reality they are mere oscillation between flight and longing. ~Herman Broch
Follow your heart, because if you always trust your mind, you'll always act on logic, and logic doesn't always lead to happiness.
Life will always be full of difficult decisions. Those decisions can shape your life for all of time. Nothing great comes from little sacrifice. Trust in your heart and let happiness be your guide.
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