Too often we are victims of our own ignorance. From our first waking breath we are obliged by the act of living to make decisions. The tragedy is not that we have to make decisions but that we must make these decisions based upon the limited information and understanding that we have from our experience and according to our limited natural abilities.
It seems to be a somewhat obvious fact hat we are often bound by the decisions we make. True, many decisions are small and on the surface inconsequential (although it could be argued that no decision is in fact inconsequential). And of course many decisions seem to lend themselves to positive responses and effects. Whether good or bad, all of our decisions bind us to a direction and experiences that we cannot possibly foresee or plan for.
It is a rare opportunity that offers us a chance to correct what we presently consider mistakes in the light of hind-sight. At times there is opportunity to change directions but the cost appears to be too high. Always there is choice, decisions to be made.
We are prisoners to our ignorance, bound by our choices and slaves to the illusion of free will.
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