Prologue
Life is a funny thing.
Really, our lives are almost entirely out of our control most of the time. Decisions are made for us, paths are picked, and of course the will of other people can affect the courses of our own destinies in ways we could never have foreseen.
The choices we make are like the little brakes we put on life, I guess. Those moments when we try to take back some power, some say on the twists the universe thrusts onto us. When we try to steer the wayward vehicles of our futures, in the general direction we would prefer. We make hundreds of choices every day. That adds up to….well a whole big lot! Most of them are minor, insignificant details that have almost no noticeable effect on the big picture. And most of those we aren't even really conscious of making. They're the little things y'know; like getting up in the morning, deciding to eat breakfast, saying hi to the person we sit next to in work or school. You get the idea.
The truth is, most of our lives are decided for us. It's decided before we are even born, before we learn how to talk, before we decided the people we want to be friends with. It's laid out in how the world works. And you have to accept life and death on their own terms. They're funny like that.
Of course sometimes, as in all games I suppose, there are exceptions. Some anomalies in the system. Unpredictable factors. Some decisions throw your life onto a whole new track of chaos. Sometimes small decisions about who you talk to that day in school can turn into one of the biggest defining choices you'll ever make. And before you know it, your life has taken a path of no-return. An adventure you can't even predict one step ahead, let alone a week.
Some decisions are made for us, and some we make. But almost all the important choices are made with a specific outcome in mind. But like I said, things are very quickly taken out of our hands again.
Some choices haunt you. Some choices define you. Some can break you with their demanded sacrifices. Some trick you, some reward you, and most end up surprising you. I guess it just really matters what you base your big choices on, if you build them on something important to you. And ultimately, what you're prepared to go through.
Mine was a choice I never saw coming. Nothing can ever be set in stone. But then again, there are exceptions.
Love is a funny thing.
Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense. ~Mark Overby
