Exercising options....myth or true?

                     or

Options vis a vis thrust upon.....

Many people at some point or other have options staring at them, gets confused and finally choose the one which they are comfortable with, right? And many go by past experiences and if they are very young and had no experience, they take the advice of the parents, siblings, friends, mentors et al and sometimes 'go with their guts'....and some go to the temples and look at the deity there take the almighty's permission and then decide....

And many a times and many of you regret why you chose that path/option...and start blaming those who influenced you to take that decision/path and if it were taken on your own, start blaming yourself and play the victim card, right?

Sometimes, when one is thrown at, many options, we feel good and happy looking at the choices available, right? There are many cases, right from our epics....Swayamwaram for example....the princess is given a garland, she goes around the suitors who are anxiously waiting to be 'picked up' and chooses whom she feels is her partner/soulmate.....in todays world too this happens to majority of the boys and girls....and finally the boy or girl have to decide on one and get married to that person or have a live in relationship....this is what is happening around the world and as we all know many of them end up in some kind of problem....and today since many do not have the time and patience things break down faster than yesteryears....

When you complete your school and have to choose your college or courses....options again....then masters and interviews....if a person is lucky there would be a couple or even a few to choose from.....

Which movie to watch, what brand of TV to buy....which location my home should be....what vehicles....which bank is good to have my SB account....which company's stock to invest....where to put in my money.....many options, right?

Even in sports right from Tennis and Badminton.....the winner of the toss can choose to serve....in Cricket the winner of the toss shall choose fielding or batting....

The captain chooses batting first.....and scores big and wins....kudos to the captain, coach and the team....right? But he loses the match....the blame would come on him for exercising his option...right? in this case the outcome is attributed exercising his option...right? 

So exercising the options....

Just imagine a situation where the captain loses the toss and made to field or bat....the outcome of that match, cant be attributed to the decision of this captain as he was not asked to choose and he was thrust....understand the difference between exercising one's option and doing what is given...

The idea of writing this blog is  just to make the reader that sometimes left with no option/choice is better than looking at 'problem of plenty', right?

Let me take my professional life....my first job as medical rep with Win Pharma.....this just happened.....and to Selco marketing selling Jackpot bonus stamps.....one interview and got thru....Herbertsons....again one interview and got thru.....IDV/Diageo....hand picked by DR.....W&M....hand picked by VJM....Flemingo and Geoscope....in all the above till Flemingo I didnt have any other options....I never bluffed to any of my employers that 'I have a couple of offers and will decide and get back'....I just took what was given/available....I didnt have to choose as there was no options available to me....Only time I have to exercise the choice given to me was when we started Geoscope...whether to take the plunge or be with Flemingo.

I also know few who exercised the options available to them both in their professional life and personal life and still cribbing....playing the victim card very often...

In my case since I didnt have to pick from a lot and have to go with the one that was available at that time, I feel am lucky and enjoyed my professional life thoroughly as I didnt have to think 'why I chose this?'....

I have seen people tossing options in front of their famous deity and picking up one and still complaining.....

So guys whats your life's lesson? Chosen from options/choices and happy or otherwise? Or just doing what you got and enjoying or otherwise?

Pl take a deep breath, hold it, release....think whether your life had given you the joy of exercising your options or the other way....and the outcome of whichever it was....enjoying life or otherwise.....pl share.....

Cheers.....