BMJ
Life is all about choices. The c hoices, in turn, are all about paying the price of certain decisions. This ‘price’ could be monetary in terms of payment, or non-monetary in terms of pain, pathos, agony, etc. that one needs to experience. Some other time, this price emanates from our hidden priorities that nourish our negative emotions too. These hidden prices are anger, fear, greed, insecurities, attachment, and ego. The choices are important and thus, the process of decision-making is also very important. While making routine choices, it is important to ask oneself: what am I choosing? over what, a nd at what price? The choices are never made in a vacuum. All choices are over something. It is important to identify and value that ‘something’ that one chooses to forego. This value of ‘something’ is the price one is going to pay for one’s choices. Therefore, it is very important to ask, ‘is it worth making a ch...