Nothing happens if you don’t do anything. To wait for things to happen is to be a passive participant in your own life. Do you want to look at your life in 50 years and wonder what if? If you don’t seek out experiences or intellect, they will not always find you. The universe is gracious with her gifts, that is for certain, but she does not reward those who do not try.
I used to sit and wait patiently for opportunities to be offered to me. Someone out there would notice that I am special, wouldn’t they? No one ever did. But I knew all along that there was something there, inside of me, and I was the one who was in control of it. My life and its outcomes are determined by me. My actions and choices. My thoughts, my conversations. How I choose to spend my “leisure” time. Would I invest in myself by gaining more to aide in my growth, or would I sit in complacency and take a gamble on who I’d become? No.
I have a voice, and I have a vision. And the greatest thing about life is the ability to choose. I get to choose how I spend my time, therefore I get a say in the kind of person I will become. I want to become a strong and resilient person, I want to continue gaining intellect and compassion. I want to continue learning how I can be a better ally and participant in our so often awful society.
I choose to act. I hope you do too.