In a sense it is about choice. The choice to do things differently. The choice to think differently. The choice to make a difference or be part of the crowd. But making that choice itself can be the most difficult decision. To take the pill or not. To press the trigger or not. To not say yes when you really want to say no. Is it that difficult? Is it a question of confidence or a desire to please? To conform is very easy especially when there is pressure from everyone you know. For, after all, trudging the same old beaten path is the safest thing to do in this world. There are signposts at every corner, there are lights on the darkest stretches, and there are frequent rest stops. However, to go where only a few have ventured before, either you have to be supremely confident or completely crazy to go against established ‘wisdom’ and chart your own path.

What do you do when everything you have learnt does not help you when you come to the crossroads? When there is nothing or no one to fall back on? When you do not know if there is enough strength in your belief to last the distance or if it’s just a passing whim? There are obviously no easy answers or solutions. You either shrug and continue on a path you once believed in but no longer love or you dive into the whirlpool of new ideas and new journeys.

Accept the difference and make peace with it. Shed the unrealistic dreams and wild ambitions and one will be safe from harm and frustration. Should one believe such bland crap? Or should one instead say, “I give a flying fuck” and jump from the bridge into the mist covered valley below? For sometimes, those few seconds of wild exhilaration while free falling can be worth all the frustration and pain leading up to it, even if, in the end, you plunge to your death.