Two choices are almost never the only choices
When someone says you only have two choices to choose from, take a little time to think that through. Very often, the reason they’re telling you that is simply because that’s what they’ve heard. And the people who told them that heard it somewhere else. And so on…and so on…and so on. Giving yourself only two choices on an issue, or a point of debate, or even a presidential candidate isn’t the best thing to do. And besides that…it’s not even creative or thoughtful. In fact, limiting yourself like that can lead to some terrible results.
For example, during this past presidential election, once the two major parties had honed down their candidates to the two “finalists” I heard and read people saying something like “I’ll just have to hold my nose and vote the party choice.” That’s so ridiculous…and unnecessary. In that example, there was a clear third choice…neither candidate. And if you were one of those who “didn’t want to waste your vote”, then I’d have to question how you could have chosen to vote for either major party candidate. What a waste!
Two choices can lead down a dark tunnel of no return.
When you say you’ll choose the “lesser of two evils,” then don’t be surprised when it’s time to vote again that the quality of your choices has dropped even further. In fact, that’s the exact process that got America (and much of the world) to the condition it’s in right now. And if people would only refuse to choose something or someone simply because they “feel” they have no other choice, our world would benefit in ways you might only imagine right now.
Your personal life or your business can benefit from acting with courage and conviction, too. Refuse to accept only two choices when it comes to the decisions you make each day. Be creative. Get wisdom. And courage. Be the better man or woman your Creator has in mind for you. Ask God to help you trust Him for better choices. Following Him and His advice will never lead into dark places. In fact, following Him will make you a light in dark places. Ready to shine? Then stop learning those same ol’ lines…
Learn Those Lines
Back in nineteen seventy-three
I believed the whole world would be
Just as free as the dreams that dwelled inside me.
Maybe I was naive and young.
Maybe life was speaking in tongues.
I would say let the bells of freedom be rung.
But time can temper the freest of souls.
Life has ways of changing our goals.
If we play a part, who hands out the roles?
Learn those lines…everybody…learn those lines.
Let that little green monster tell you what to say.
Learn those lines…everybody…learn those lines.
Just remember what you do comes back to you someday.
Back in nineteen and eighty-four
We thought big brother was right at the door,
But he came in through the TV and stuff at the store.
Maybe I’ve grown older and fat.
Maybe I’m not the virginal cat
Who could sit on a side and be proud where he sat.
Now, we chase the innocuous cause…
Standing for and laying down laws.
Yeah, we walk like the cat, but we don’t have the claws.
Learn those lines…everybody…learn those lines.
Let that little green monster tell you what to do.
Learn those lines…everybody…learn those lines.
Just remember what you do is gonna come back to you.
We can’t go back…and we can’t stay here,
If we can’t throw away the fear
And changes those lines…those lines we learn.
© 1989-2017 Tony Funderburk
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