Decisions

Should one bad decision define the rest of your life?

There is no simple answer to this question. Some people may say it depends on what has been done, others speak of the ability of a person to change.......

Look at the Bali 9 - nine Aussies arrested in 2005 in Denpasar, Indonesia for planning to smuggle 8.3 kg of heroin from Indonesia to Australia. As Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran await their final fate I think about the power of change and rehabilitation. These men have changed their lives for the good and now help and mentor other people in life. But there is a flip side...What would have happened if the drugs they were smuggling would have made it to Australia? Each year over 100 people die from Heroin over dosage. That person is the son, daughter, father, mother, sister or brother of someone.....

There is much debate over it all, and in all honesty I sit on the fence with this one. I think that you have weigh up each situation on its merits. I think each day we are tested in one way, shape or form and we have to make the best decision at the time as they may have an impact on us later on in life. Above all else I think that you some decisions you live to regret whilst others which you initially think are bad may just turn out for the best......

In the last few weeks, I have found myself wanting to quit a number of times. And by quit I mean give up on the process of going through my mum's estate and I have also contemplated not going back to finish my residency. Then I came across this in my Mum's papers.....

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high, 

And you want to smile, but have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit-

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a fellow turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out. 

Don't give up though the pace seems slow -

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man;

Often the struggler has given up

When he might have captured the victor's cup;

And he learned too late when the night came down, 

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out-

The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It might be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -

It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Every decision you make has a consequence. Be it good or bad, it should not define who you are for the rest of your life. If it is a bad decision recognise it, make a conscious decision to not let it happen again, and move on. Who knows a bad decision may be the best decision that you ever made......

Theodore Roosevelt once wrote:

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing"