I am not a perfect man. I am not a perfect employee. I am not a perfect son. I am not a perfect lover. And my lack of, but ever endeavor to be perfect makes me who I am. I am not alone. The world is full of people just like me. That's what makes the world a wonderful place. It's the revelation of something new, something profound that spotlights our individual imperfections. I've seen plenty of it over my lifetime. Surprise brings out the best and worst in people. It leads people to murder. It leads people to love, to hate. It leads people to cheat, to steal. It leads people to die, to start living. Surprise is a multifaceted cog that brings about unexpected and unplanned outcomes. Yet so many of us are in love with the notion. "don't tell me, surprise me." "let's throw a surprise party" "you were a surprise, Johnny". Surprise is not inherently good. But that's exactly what we're brought up to believe.
Lives can change in an instant, in the simple utterance of a word. We all continue to go on living. We all make decisions, seemingly small, every hour of every day. The world does not cease to revolve around the sun. Stars do not fall from the sky. Tides do not stop the ocean from swelling. Decisions are a natural part of life whether we appreciate it or not. Our responses to those decisions, our reactions make us who we are. They define our generation, our individuality. Write your own story, whether you choose to blend in or turn the world upside down.
