What is the difference
between chance and choice? In my mind,
chance is ending up in a situation through no fault of your own, and choice is ending
up in a situation by conscious decision.
Someone runs a stop sign and hits you.
That’s a situation of chance. You
go to a bar known for being a rough environment and you get into a fight. That is a situation of choice. In a situation of chance, there are
sometimes no options to choose; however, in a situation of choice, there are
still options.
Assuming the chance situation
of a minor accident with no injuries, one can choose to blow a fuse and rant
and rave at the other party, or one can assess the situation and move
forward. In the choice situation, there
is also a decision point on how to respond.
Choose to go into a risky environment knowing there is a high degree of
likelihood of an altercation, or choose to go somewhere else that is more
inviting and less volatile.
Things happen in our lives
that are beyond our control and things also happen that are within our span of
control. Whether it is chance or choice,
we have a part in the outcome. Choose
wisely grasshopper.
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