How much "choice" do I have? If I am white, have enough to eat and a roof, am educated, then I have a lot of "choice." I have time in my daily life to think about what I believe and what I want to do. Or not.
I've come to realize what a huge gift this is and how few of us humans have it available where we can realize its existence. How did it happen to me? Fate? Genes? A universal lottery?
See? Here I am pondering the origin of my being. The indulgence of the most fortunate.
Choice is not to be squandered. Oh, alright. Grab the chocolate cake and leave the cheesecake behind.
You have put it well, Joan. Those of us who are, like you, privileged enough to have a choice, are immensely fortunate. Or, at least, we have been.
ReplyDeleteSome of us still don't believe we are on the edge of losing this gift. Others see the edge and look away.
Our problem is, in part, that when it is gone, only then do we experience what an Orwellian world is like to live in. Unless, of course, we save ourselves and the gift of choice starting now.
Thanks Gerry. You always give me a lot to think about. Joan
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