The Future. It is such a simple six letter words but it can take over our mind and keeps many insomniacs awake at night. The word future is not scary in itself, it's the fear that goes along side with it that shakes people up and drive people insane at times. What career should I choose? Who should I marry? Will I ever get marry? What if I marry the wrong person and choose the wrong career path? What if I don't like him or her later on? Will I ever be happy? Ever? These what-if scenario questions go hand in hand with the term future and as a person in my 20s, I have no doubt people in their 20s feel the same way. They waver and are in a constant battle with their ego on what action to take, or what action not to take The hard decision are not called hard for no reason, they are meant to test the decision maker's belief and it will shake the person's foundation.
In the recent TED video, philosopher Ruth Chang challenges the concept of hard decision. She stated the reason to why people have a hard time making decision is because there is no best option. We may choose the career banking in finance over art because it pays more; it's not because banking is the best option, it's because it's better in term of getting the higher paycheck and the fact it will provide a better life style. The key term here is "better" not "best." Banking is better because it provides the financial stability and art doesn't. The future is full of choice but what happen if we make the big decisions just like the small decision, as Miss Chang mentioned. What if we keep in mind these so-called "big decisions" are just like any other little decisions such as choosing what to eat for lunch, where to go on the next vacation, what shirt to buy at the mall, etc. Life will be much simple and the worriers of the future will have good night of rest. A little shift in the mind makes a large difference in how we see the world. So my challenge for the next few weeks is to keep these big decision of the future as the small decision. Challenge accepted.
TED video- speaker Ruth Chang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQZuzIdeQQ
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