Our lives can be viewed as a long series of choices, beginning as we are granted a certain degree of independence during childhood. Most of these choices are minor while some are decidedly life-changing.
As always, each choice is associated with consequences; some (perhaps most) are clearly good while a few may prove to be disastrous. Regardless of the consequences, we must own them and, to the extent possible, try to rectify any mistakes.
Those of us old enough to look back on our life can easily identify the significant choices that we made; such a review usually leads to a mix of satisfaction and regret. In response, we try to advise our children and grandchildren as they make their own choices, an endeavor that often has mixed results. Thus the cycle of choice and consequence continues.
