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Sometimes You Make the Wrong Choice
Forgiveness for a wrong choice is a two-way street.
Recently, in the interest of avoiding causing someone close to me hurt, I made a choice.
It’s not important what that choice was, but what is important is the aftermath. I thought I made the right choice to protect this person from potential pain. However, I was wrong. And I made the wrong choice.
Yes, I fucked up. Plain, and simple, I got it wrong. In the interest of avoiding causing hurt, I caused hurt. The choice I made in this situation was the wrong choice.
But you know what? It happens. That’s life. Sometimes you make the wrong choice.
For a long time, to avoid making the wrong choice — I frequently did not choose at all.
The result? I spent a lot of my life at a crossroads spinning around in circles — but not going anywhere.
The overall lesson I have gained from this experience is that the wrong choice is sometimes better than no choice at all.
Not making a choice is still a choice. But it doesn’t take you anywhere.
When you make a wrong choice — and you will — forgiveness might become necessary. If another person is involved — like in my situation — they need to be willing to forgive me.
