Three paths

Three paths lay before me, all of them abundant of challenge and reward.

I can only walk one, for they are as demanding as they are generous.

family;

Fulfilling in its own way, the road to acknowledgement from those that have always been there.

The safe pyramid, the challenge of agreed exchange of roles and control.

The best way to take care of those bound by blood. Perhaps the only way to give them a chance at certainty, inheritance.

The best path towards freedom from the churning gears of today's "professional jungle".

Elevated chance of success
Constant dependency on others
Truest challenge of faith in humanity.

self;

The least traveled path, the road of loneliness and discipline, the womb of great acts.

The greatest glamour, the best approach to a bright future, the least dependency on fixed beings.

To play the system by its own rules, to seize success, power and beauty on my own.

The game without handicaps, no one to blame or thank for results.

Success guaranteed
Independence and self sufficiency at its maximum.
Truest test of self.

love;

The simple life, as selfish as giving.

As necessary as air, essential to retain a semblance of life in life itself.

Unforeseeable potential, for good and for ill.

Challenging and dangerous, loss of self into a new whole.

The most fulfilling path traveled.

Elevated risk
Unknown destination
The natural path

What to do ?

The clock ticks, the choice has to be made. The time spent choosing is time robbed from all paths.

Respect is the boundary for what is possible, yet, I know that all the bindings are willingly worn.

I feel transcendentally unbound. I feel deep selfishness, I know I have crossed the border and can act without the weight of guilt or shame.

My mind knows now freedom.