Choices

I am not so certain that any choice we make really matters all that much, unless that choice is one of conscience. If the choice is one of conscience and we go against that which we know to be right we upset the balance of our psyche and feed the dark and broken parts until they consume our identity, energy and spirit. But if the choice is mundane-- what shall i eat for breakfast? What should i do with my life? In the large scheme of things, does it make that much difference?

Most people will see breakfast versus major life decisions as being vastly separate, but i am not so sure there is any major upset in the world because one decides to be a bar tender, a truck driver or a physician. This of course assumes that each profession does not compromise the conscience of the chooser. If i wake up and wear blue, it may change the world on this day, but had i worn red would not someone else have worn blue?

Balances and imbalances will exist despite our efforts one way or the other. This is not to say we should not strive; striving is the path of life. However, when one struggles with choices which are irrelevant as if they are life or death, all that is accomplished is a focus on minutia which rob us of true choices, balance, our happiness, the moment, and if we are not careful, life.

If we turn towards self when faced with choice of conscious, ignoring higher truths around us, we will not live in peace for we will have not sought to make the right choice, only the right choice for ourselves. Were truth mutable by perception this would not be such a bad thing, but though we may influence our perception of reality and thus popularly participate in its creation, we are only participating in the creation of our perception of what is out there and not in the creation of what actually is out there.