The optional risk associated with free choice is the greatest
catch in life. When presented with the choice, do you try something
new or do you accept the proverbial zone of comfort for which you are already
well acquainted? So many of us complain about the boring cycle of
repetition present in our weekly routines, yet we choose no clear course for
correction. Why? The reason is simple. The very source of our
boredom also provides
a solid foundation of unadulterated comfort. We are
comforable with our current surroundings. Steering off the known track is
risky, and we are terrified of what might happen if we do.
So, what
happens when we stick to the current track? Nothing! Nothing new
will ever happen. We jog along the same circular track at a steady pace
daily. We pass by the same mile marker at the exact moment we did
yesterday, and the day before, and the week before that. There is not a
worry on our minds because we already know the terrain that lies ahead.
We do feel a slight sense of redundant boredom, yet we immediately fall numb to
the rhythmic sensation of familiarity in a zone of absolute comfort.
Someday we must break the cycle. We must choose risk over
refuge. We must act on chance when we have the choice. We must ask
ourselves, would we rather be terrified in life or bored until death? As for me, if
I had the choice to be eternally bored or terrified on occasion, I’d much
rather be terrified.
How about you?
