We have a Choice

 We have a Choice

We have a choice: either kill ourselves slowly with regret,

Or take a rebirth by forgiving ourselves, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves slowly with guilt,

Or take a rebirth by seeking forgiveness, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves slowly with worries of the past,

Or take a rebirth to build our present, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves slowly with fear of the future,

Or take a rebirth to face it with courage, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves by comparing ourselves with others,

Or take a rebirth to enjoy our uniqueness, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves with fear of mistakes,

Or take a rebirth to correct ourselves, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves with hate,

Or take a rebirth to love ourselves and others, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves with the pain of failure,

Or take a rebirth to restart afresh, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves with boredom,

Or take a rebirth to start a new hobby, to lead the rest of our lives.

 

We have a choice: either kill ourselves slowly, mentally and physically,

Or take a rebirth by realising the grand truth:

Every day is a new day with 86,400 seconds and millions of new cells in our bodies.

Let us consider every day as an opportunity to be reborn with a purpose, and let us live to live — not die before death kills us.

M.L. Narendra Kumar