Two Simple Words

Our lives are made up of choices. Yes and No seem two perfectly simple words. But these simple words form the basis of our lives. Want to study further? Want to take up this job? Want to get married? Want to have kids? These are life defining questions. The answers are a simple yes or no but are they really that simple to answer.

Most probably not. No matter how clear we are about our life and about our future, some answers are not easy to give , some decisions not easy to make. One could argue that we should know what we really want in life. And yes, most of the time in our 20's we feel we know exactly what we want and where we are headed but by the time you are approaching your 30.. life has taken up a different shape. So who is to blame? Actually do we need to blame? The answer depends on weather we are happy with what happened with our lives or not. Also, if we are able to keep ourselves happy with whatever life gave us. 

You could do your MBA and end up taking an HR job... or study computer science and end up  in a banking job. You could marry your childhood sweetheart and end up in a divorce or marry a complete stranger and end up growing old with him. Most of us would say it's destiny.. but remember we are the same ones who about ten years back resolved we would carve our own destinies.

But like they say "All's well that ends well". In this lifetime if we've had a few good friends, made our parents proud, worked on our marriage,  loved our kids unconditionally and kept our self happy and strong regardless of the ups and downs of life, we  must have made the right decisions. Given the right answers.

After all they are two simple words... Yes and No.