Just Because You Have a Choice, It Does Not Mean Any of Them Has to Be Right

JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CHOICE; IT DOES NOT MEAN ANY OF THEM HAS TO BE RIGHT In George's RR Martin's famous work of FIRE AND BLOOD: Queen Helaena Targaryen when attacked by assassins from the rival bloodline and claimant to the throne was presented with a choice - either to sacrifice all her children or to lose her son. so just because you have a choice does not mean either one has to be right. The world is not just BLACK and WHITE it is shades of GREY which is mixture of both worlds. similar to the choices one encounter at different walks of life. They need not to be clear yes or clear no ie.

not either full right and not completely wrong. It is just the complex nature and to choose one decides the rest of the course one needs to take or was decided for one to take. During 1946 in Indian freedom struggle after Mr M. Ali Jinnah announced Direct Action Day on 16th August 1946 in Kolkata huge riots broke out between two co-existing religions Hindu and Muslims. The Indian leaders at that point was presented with a choice either to let India slip into CIVIL WAR as riots started spreading to other districts or to accept PARTITION OF INDIA; both choices - no neither right in which the later was chosen which set the path of republic of India today. The options are not zero (0) (False) or one (1) (True) like those in computer system. In human world where choices can shape future of nations and thereby billions of people it was lie in the middle of zero and one. Depending upon how close and far one falls with the decision taken at that point keeping in mind the Zaman and Makan (Time and space). In Hindu epic of MAHABHARATA Draupadi was presented with the choice of remaining unmarried and in exile in the kingdom of his father - PANCHAL or marry five PANDAVA brothers; thereby sacrificing alot on her part she chose the option of marriage which set the pretext of the great Kurukshetra war. We are often presented with hard choices some people more than other - the important case of DOCTOR'S DILEMMA, when during operation the doctor encountered with the choice of either to save the mother or the baby. within mini seconds they have to make their decision based upon moral precision, calculative judgement and logical reasoning. The choices we make therefore decides the future, the destiny and the action path one will take throughout this journey of life. During second world war when America decided to join the war after attacks at PEARL HARBOUR. It was presented with the options of fighting with Japan or joining allies in their fight of Germany. President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to join allies and fight with Nazi Germany considering it being a greater existential threat to humanity. In EPIC RAMAYANA, Lord Laxman was in moral dilemma of two choices given to him first by his Brother Lord RAM to never leave MAA Sita's side in any case and second when Maa Sita said asked him to go and find his brother in case he is in any danger. Thus when presented with difficult choices the consequences of the decisions goes on to make the difference. In his poem - ROBERT FROST'S 'THE ROAD NOT TAKEN'. when two roads diverged in yellow woods and the poet standing at crossroad thinking about the road to take and the path where it will lead him to. In the end he writes I took the road less travelled by which made all the difference. By road here he meant the choices and options life throws at us at different phases be it career, education and profession the one we decide to pursue be it the unconventional one like the author or frequently and safe one makes the difference. Mahatma Gandhi in Non cooperation movement was having option to extend the movement and incorporate more masses also launching civil disobedience, but he chose to end it after instances of violence at Chauri Chaura as his it was against his non negotiable principle of AHIMSA, which in any circumstances cannot be compromised. human in their ordinary life have been presented with choices like which colour to wear, which food to eat to which place to travel. The course which we chose to study, the stream we chose in our senior secondary - no choice we make is right or wrong but it is based on our own conviction and conscience. GREAT NICOBAR PROJECT presents very hard choice - on one hand we have a neighbour with aim of territorial expansion China, having acquired MONGLA port in Bangladesh and Harmantota in Sri Lanka - expanding its footprint in Indian ocean region swiftly. The strategic importance of the Nicobar Port is immense being it close to Malacca strait; but on the other hand Galathea bay being breeding ground to leatherback turtle and Nicobar being a great biodiversity hub. Just because we are presented with choice doesn't mean either one is right. During Operation Sindoor, in response to dastardly attacks on innocents, PM was presented with the choice of destabilising the terrorist infrastructure in neighbouring border of Pakistan - inside the territory which has huge future implication and could lead or escalate to full fledge war. The PM took the decision to go on with it, being at that position one need to take big decision which have bigger impacts. The difference our choices make, the decision we take will set the way of our future. Once a choice have been made, overthinking about the other road makes no difference rather create uncertainty, ambiguity for future. The choices you make have to be the one you stand by, you cannot go back to the crossroad once again and take different set of option. Thereby thinking and decision making is an important aspect of choosing an option; also there is no going back to day one. thus are need to embark on better sense - THINK before you CHOOSE have to be the way. FIRM conviction is required while choosing either options and as the future implications it carry is huge. After NELSON MANDELA was released from PRISON and eventually South Africa was granted Independence, he rather than choosing to avenge the wrongdoings of the WHITES chose to forgive.

and made the nation inclusive for all the browns, whites and blacks. thus rather than acting on Pity sense of emotions one have to have bigger heart and act on rightful emotions. In Fire and Blood, Queen Haelena decides to sacrifice the male heir and saved her daughters with the idea that if male heirline is ended, the war in the family will be stopped; but it however, the sacrifice escalated it.