Life is full of missed opportunities. As human beings, we must disguise these even from ourselves. For if we were to know the end of every road that we did not travel, we would surely collapse from the longing of all that could have been and now will never be.
But very rarely do we actually feel the very moment at which we must make a choice that may change our lives forever. Very rarely do we get a glimpse down that path, like driving fast down a country lane and briefly seeing a farmhouse at the end of a long driveway, whisked away before we can even process the green of the grass or the color of the door.
It's a moment of possibilities, where anything can happen. It's walking instead of taking the bus. It's plucking up the courage to talk to someone across the room. It's eating lunch out instead of in. It's that moment when you stop in the midst of a decision and think about exactly what could happen if you took the road less traveled by.
You can't take every opportunity. You can't see down every single road. But you can jump at the chance to do new things and live every moment.
Why don't we take those chances? What are we afraid of?
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