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"Choices" vs "Circumstances"...
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 325859" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>A number of things have me thinking about this topic today...</p><p> </p><p>Let me share one:</p><p> </p><p>husband works in the medical field and sometimes encounters patients who need services but who lack insurance or funds to pay. Often, he will try to arrange donations or "sponsors" who can help with medical care.</p><p> </p><p>husband contacted a pharm rep about helping out a woman in need, and the rep responded that if this person made such bad choices in her life as to be so poor now--why was it anyone else's problem? </p><p> </p><p>This angers me on many levels...</p><p> </p><p>HOWEVER, it does get me to thinking about how much of our life is really within our control. I think I would say that choice vs circumstances is about 50/50 for determining the course of one's life. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I know there are things in my life that I definitely did not choose, but have to deal with anyway. </p><p> </p><p>I also know that I have made good choices and bad choices with my life....could some of them been better? Maybe. </p><p> </p><p>And sometimes one is forced to make choices based upon their circumstances at the time.</p><p> </p><p>So what do you think? Are we all living the life we chose?</p><p> </p><p>I would say "No." (I mean, after all, I would have chosen to have a healthy family, and more career opportunities, and not so many "emergencies" all the time...but what can I do?)</p><p> </p><p>I think that you make your plans, and as they say, G-d laughs....</p><p> </p><p>What do you think? What has been your experience?</p><p> </p><p>DaisyFace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 325859, member: 6546"] A number of things have me thinking about this topic today... Let me share one: husband works in the medical field and sometimes encounters patients who need services but who lack insurance or funds to pay. Often, he will try to arrange donations or "sponsors" who can help with medical care. husband contacted a pharm rep about helping out a woman in need, and the rep responded that if this person made such bad choices in her life as to be so poor now--why was it anyone else's problem? This angers me on many levels... HOWEVER, it does get me to thinking about how much of our life is really within our control. I think I would say that choice vs circumstances is about 50/50 for determining the course of one's life. I know there are things in my life that I definitely did not choose, but have to deal with anyway. I also know that I have made good choices and bad choices with my life....could some of them been better? Maybe. And sometimes one is forced to make choices based upon their circumstances at the time. So what do you think? Are we all living the life we chose? I would say "No." (I mean, after all, I would have chosen to have a healthy family, and more career opportunities, and not so many "emergencies" all the time...but what can I do?) I think that you make your plans, and as they say, G-d laughs.... What do you think? What has been your experience? DaisyFace [/QUOTE]
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