Some birds are meant to be caged, they are meant to be oppressed. This is because they do better this way, or society needs protection from them. Some birds are meant to be caged far away, and never see the light of day. But others, are not meant to be kept this way. Their feathers shine to bright to the sky, and so you decide to let them go. You open the cage and watch them fly away from the imprisoned life of death that they lived every day. Every human's cage is opened at one point in their lives. But the question always remains, did we take the right decision to fly away?
They say life is full of choices, but how do you know you've made the right decision? Holding on or letting go? Taking a stand or letting it go? Trying something new or missing that opportunity? Being yourself or someone you're not? Finding yourself or running away from the true you? Life is a gamble, are you all-in?
It's time to take a risk sweat heart. Time to try something new, time to make a change in your life. But changes like these only take place when the right decisions are made. How do you know if your decision is right? How do you know if to take that jump and risk a fall? Life is full of choices and decisions. Choices in my life vary: from letting my older sister cut my hair when I was 5 to deciding that horseback riding was my passion to joining the Innovation Academy. You make decisions every day, without even realizing it. You decide if you want to wake up with a simple smile in the morning or with a grumpy frown. You decide if you want to wear a fashionable outfit, or a comfortable one. It doesn't matter what you decide, as long as YOU decide it.
Decisions can't always be made for you. When I was little my parent's always made them for me. They decided if I should have ice cream after every meal, what I should in every restaurant, what school I should go to, who my friends should be, and later on when I grew up I felt as if I was drowning in the world and had no idea how to swim. Questions. Choices. Decisions. Right. Wrong. All of them kept on pushing me down, but as I grew up I slowly started making decisions for myself and becoming more and more independent. Therefore, it was I who decided to pop that bubble.
I started deciding what I wanted to do, and these decisions where hard ones which I had to make up with a mature perspective. I grew and grew and slowly I flew out of my cage without my parents nor I even noticing. I excelled in some things such as horseback riding, writing, reading, and service. But as every person I showed my flaws in sports, math, science, and organization. But as I started maturing I started improving and switching myself on when I noticed I was switched off. I grew up so fast, and when I look back I realized how changed I have become.
All of the decisions made in my life eventually lead me to a path to get somewhere. And I guess that joining the Innovation Academy this year will eventually lead me somewhere. So far on my journey, I have crossed again through my first stop, writing and I feel that starting to enjoy writing again and starting to practice it more every day has helped me become a better learner.
Science says that every action has an equal or opposite reaction. Can't you say the same thing about choices?