for example. if you decided to not study for this midterm at all. meh... lets say its worth 20%. just cus... you weren't in a study mood. you really couldn't care less about the subject. you have better things to do. you don't have better things to do, just don't wanna study. have to work hard on another course thats more important.
would it really screw up your life? get kicked outta school? fail a course? end up just winging it and doing okay? acing the exam?
or what if... you took the risk. you attempted that insane double black diamond altho you know you're a n00b skiier/snowboarder. results: you enjoyed the thrill of it all and you ended up okay at the bottom of the hill. you were super scared and wondered what on earth made you go down it and ended up okay at the bottom of the hill. you went for it, did the crazy jumps and sharp corners, ended up in the emergency, but had a blast! or you seriously wish you didnt go thru with it, and now you're paying for it, lying in the hospital.
would you have been just satisfied without ever attempting it? stayed on the bunny hill the entire time? injury free? or would you have acquired an injury in another way?
ive realized some things come with sacrifices. but at the same time... i don't know the results of both choices. i can only choose 1, and whatever happens, happens. and its happening quite a bit now that im in 4th year. a lot of the events i go to, are mostly based on "oh man.. im in 4th year. i still havent done that yet! if i dont do it now, i'll never get the chance." or "this is the last one ever! most likely the last one in my life! i gotta do it one more time!".
im just aiming for the "gotta be satisfied with what im leaving behind". no regrets. done all that i can. milk it!
altho a lot of ppl would claim they "prefer to play it safe", and would probably not choose the option of risking it. we sometimes choose the riskier option, just to spice things up in life. you have no idea why you chose it, and the logical person wouldn't have done that. but you did anyways.
all i can say is, whichever path you choose, you'll get something out of it. maybe you really enjoyed it and was glad you took the risk. or maybe you learnt that it was stupidest idea ever, and know to never do it again. you also warn others who are about to make the same decision as you. or maybe it had an okay turn out... it wasnt all that, but it wasnt too bad either.
i guess im sorta writing this to justify my decisions in life so far. =) but at the same time, i know things will work out. even if it doesnt go the way i want it to, and it can go sour, but i know i'll be able to persevere thru it. it might not be easy, but its definitely doable. cus He is my guide. the analogy is what Francis Chan talked about at Passion2010. think of it like a GPS system (YEEEEEH. Geography major! bahaha...) we have a starting point, and a destination. God will guide us. He'll tell us to keep travelling straight. but for some reason, we feel like making a left turn. crap.. we're on the wrong path. but its okay. because the GPS system will say "recalculating". simple as that. God will guide us thru another path. the most direct path possible. and its up to us if we wanna listen or not. sometimes He will tell us to turn right. it doesn't seem right, and its definitely out of our comfort zone. but we listen, because those are the instructions. and we trust in Him. and it turns out.. hey hey! we are on the right track!
Proverbs 3:5-6
trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
enjoy!
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