‘We are our choices’ – Sartre

As I came back from my studio today, I remembered that I had written my blog on Friday but had not posted it. So I told my husband that I was going to post it and I will be free to accompany him for a walk. He said he had deleted it. I thought I should be able to recover it since there is a trash bin on computer. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find it. I searched it in Finder but to no avail. Believe, I had tears in my eyes. My writing, totally lost? I felt so angry with my husband. Fortunately for him, he had left by then. Otherwise he would have got a share of my anger.

For few moments, I just sat, paralysed with anger and frustration. Then I came across this quote by Jean Paul Sartre. It struck me that I had to make a choice. Either I could seethe with rage and spoil next one hour to say the least or sit down and write afresh.

So here I am writing this blog and though, still a little angry with my husband for being so careless, making a healthy choice. I have saved my day. I will, of course, tell him but not with anger. So the choice is ours. Life will bring sudden shakes every day, there will be delays, people will misbehave but do we react or do we respond? That choice is ours alone.

For our peace of mind, lets choose to respond.

So be it !!!