What do we do when …
We make decisions nearly every second. What clothes to wear, when will I brush my teeth, how will I comb my hair, what to have for lunch, etc etc. And as parents to a one year old, decision making gets tougher.
What do we do when Anya chews her food for TEN MINUTES? What do we do when she wants to play with a stranger’s purse during our train ride? What do we do when .. what do we do when … (And of course, we’d like to make as wise a decision as possible each time).
Just like last night when she wanted to play and play and play, when it’s actually time to sleep and sleep and sleep. And so before I said anything, I toyed with a few different possible actions in my mind: I could get angry and force her to sleep (which won’t work, I think) or play along with her all night long (not a good thing to do, too).
In the end, I got my digital camera out and took some photos, hehe. After that, I pretended to sleep (while she’s still bouncing on my back, playing ‘horsie’!). She fell asleep on her own in 10 minutes.
I realise that was not a complex decision to make. A wrong decision at that time will not be fatal.
BUT, in life there are decisions we all have to make which are MUCH more important and serious.
Like, to whom do we put our faith and trust, and whether we’ve made that decision today. For this particular instance, our decision crucially determines where and with whom we’ll spend our eternity later on.
