Choices

If we knew

How things turned out

In the end,

If we could just see

The outcomes from our choices,

We can make our decisions

So much more confidently.

But that’s the thing

About decisions though,

Isn’t it?

In the real world,

You’ll never have

The 100% complete information

For you to make

The right decision.

Because in the absence

Of the certain knowledge

Of the outcome,

The information you have

Will always be incomplete.

Sure, you can infer probabilities

And look at past history

To forecast outcomes.

But the outcomes

Are still unpredictable.

What do you do then?

You know you have to

Make a decision.

You can’t tarry forever.

But you can tarry

For a bit.

It’s okay to tarry for a bit

Till a good decision

Presents itself.

One that feels right to you

With every ounce

Of your being.

Maybe until then

You just have to keep going

With other aspects of your life

And wait on this one.

Waiting doesn’t seem to sit well

With the person who has decided

To be active in life.

The clock is ticking you know.

But sometimes,

It’s in the waiting

That the best decisions

Present themselves.