To Be Or Not To Be

I posted this on my FB on the 29th June. When you get an opportunity, you either grab it or leave it. If you leave it, 1 day you may realise how much you need it. If you grab it & sit on it, you'll never reap the rewards. Humans very complicated hor?

Expending on my FB status this morning, the original thought came to me with regards to my purchase of the Shake Weight. Mister & I chanced upon it at the Aibi store in PS. We were idling away, window shopping while waiting for our movie screening time to arrive. They were having a promotion on the Shake Weights. It wasn't exactly cheap but still affordable. As it was approaching screening time, we left, but not before asking for the closing time (9.30 pm), telling ourselves that if the shop was still open after our movie, we would buy it.

We walked out of the cinema at 9.35 pm, thinking out loud that the shop should be closed for the day. But as we were heading down the escalator, we noticed that their shutters were still up. We ended up paying slightly over $100 for the Shake Weights. We've been using it diligently everyday since, save for the 3 weeks that I was cramming for exams.

If we didn't buy the Shake Weights (forgoing the opportunity), I would have regretted by now since I would have found out at a later date that I was to wear a wedding gown (with extremely flabby upper arms). If we bought it & left it lying around somewhere in the house without utilizing it, we won't reap any rewards (toned upper arms). Of course, to achieve the desired results, we have to perservere no matter how tough the going gets. Trust me, while it takes only 6 mins, I can't tell you how painful it is to sustain this duration.

There's only 1 difference between Shake Weight & a major life decision: the magnitude of it all. I would have blown a mere $100+ if I didn't put the Shake Weight to good use or having to endure the pain with usage. But I will either live with irrevocable regrets or irrevocable stress trying to achieve my goals. Of course, with all things in life, if you perservere enough, something has to give. You just have to make sure you're not the 1 giving up. That's why they say, no pain, no gain. There're sacrifices no matter what your decision is. Only you can decide if you're willing to see it through to the end & whether at the end of it all, is all your hardwork worth the while.