Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Shilly-shally (Shinallan bah???)

Last night, the movie Lions for Lambs triggered my introspection about many concerns – politics, war, and most all – the issue of making a decision. This is one of the many lines that got me into thinking:
"Professor Stephen Malley: The decisions you make now, bud, can't be changed but with years and years of hard work to redo it... And in those years you become something different. Everybody does as the time passes. You get married, you get into debt... But you're never gonna be the same person you are right now. And promise and potential... It's very fickle, and it just might not be there anymore."
Promise. Potential. Fickleness. Decision. Ahhhhh….bull's eye!

I’ve been here and there in all the four corners of my mind and my brain is going into overdrive as to where am I going. My fickle-mindedness has been annoying me since time immemorial that’s why I’m dragging my feet heavily because I don’t want to jump into a decision unless I’m pretty sure that I left no stone unturned in coming up a choice. This is major, major, major! Whichever way I go, I’m going back to square one.

To some extent, I can say that having no choice is easier because you have to do what you have to do…but I’m not complaining. It’s just complicated but still, having options is without a shred of doubt, favorable.


Darn! It’s tough to be at sea and in uncharted waters. Sink or swim. Of course, I’m choosing the latter but I’m in a quandary of doing butterfly, freestyle or breast stroke. As of the moment, I’m just floating and going nowhere. Tagai ra gud ko ug salva-vida beh! Kakapoy bya!


I know I shouldn’t shilly-shally nor dwell on this floating status for too long. Unsa may akong gihuwat? Pasko??? Hinoon, dool naman…Seriously, I’m incredibly guilt stricken for choosing the easiest way – that is, doing nothing! tsk tsk

Somebody…stop me!

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