We Are All Products of the Choices We Make

We Are All Products of the Choices We Make

 ~ The Buddha

This is one of the first truths revealed to me at a very young age.  It took several different forms and was at times, not so eloquent.  

Most times the understanding was “there are consequences for our actions”, or that “for every action there is a reaction”.

You know the whole force equals mass times velocity thing, or what is commonly referred to as Newton’s Second Law.

As a small tike it was shown to me that my action of eating the better part of a box of chocolate flavored laxatives would produce a favorable environment for Dad’s immediate reaction of giving me a quick paddling.  This was followed by a day in the bathroom surviving the mass evacuation of substance from my young digestive system that obviously, had been consumed in a past life. 

What differentiates us from the purely physical is the metaphysical energy of choices. We generate unseen, emotionally charged energies while using our freewill making new choices in each beautiful moment.

It’s difficult at times to accept this fact, but that doesn’t make it any less true.  We are in complete control of our individual power plant, and the type of energy we wish to produce for distribution to the Universe.

The genius of this scheme is that we are allowed, encouraged even, by the Universe to make different choices in familiar circumstances.  Just because it has been so, does not mean that it must be so. 

With the removal of fear, a peaceful understanding comes. The knowledge that there are not good or bad choices, only productive and unproductive ones.

If an unproductive choice is made the Universe provides us a brand new shiny moment so we can make a different, hopefully more productive choice.

~ The Fish