There will be a time in your life that you will encounter two paths. Each leads you to something. Each leads you sometimes to nothing. But whatever the end of these paths, you need to choose one. I faced this a few days ago. I have to choose between the two. Which one to take. Which one not to.

To get the big picture to what I will be saying, let's say the first path is AA. The second is BB. The thing is, you cannot get both. You really need to choose one. There will definitely be something that you need to sacrifice if you choose AA over BB and vice versa.

Mahirap mamili. Sobra. Hindi ko alam kung yung pipiliin ko eh beneficial sa akin o hindi. Sa ngayon ang tinatahak mo talaga ay si AA. AA is what you have set as your path in order for you to reach your goal. Then dumating ka sa punto na makikita mo si BB. Alin na ngayon ang dadaanan mo? Tuloy ka pa rin sa AA o sa BB ka na dadaan?

They say opportunity knocks only once. This is true. But think of it. Is it the only opportunity that will knock?

To help me decide which one will I take, I laid out the advantages and disadvantages in choosing AA over BB. It turned out BB has more disadvantages. But still I am not sure on this. What if in the end I regret not choosing BB? What if choosing AA left me with so many 'what ifs'?

Someone I asked for an opinion told me that choosing BB can make me shine. That I can be recognized and be visible. And I still can do whatever I am doing in AA (if I am to choose BB). But the catch is, you're not going to be full time on it because you'll be expected to perform whatever entails your new role in BB is asking.

Another said, know what makes you happy. That I should follow what my heart desires. This is hard. Because I know whatever I choose makes me happy even in small amount. Yun lang may isa sa kanila talagang magiging masaya ka at na-eenjoy mo ang ginagawa mo.

After considering all inputs and a night of so much thinking, I stepped back and got my head cleared to realize that one thing is sure. I am still happy with what I have right now. That I am still contented with what I have thus I still don't feel the need to go to the next stage. I don't want to change whatever momentum I have now. And I see this change to be something that will hinder or slow me down to the goal I wanted to reach.

So...my answer would probably be...I decline.

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