Fate or Choice
Author: Rizwan Ahmed Memon
Our decisions shape our future: sound decisions can secure a bright tomorrow; unsound ones can lead to harsh consequences. Mukaram was two years younger than his elder brother, Karam. At a very young age, Mukaram learned that in life, if one could not help oneself, nobody else would. At the end of the day, when one has to face the consequences of one’s decisions, one may be led to believe that such things have been fated to happen. However, it is ultimately our decisions that can lead us to prosperity or to hard times. Mukaram also realized that prosperity is only possible through good education.
Both Karam and Mukaram were given the responsibility of running a shop by their elder brother, Muhataram. Karam was happy with the responsibility, but Mukaram thought it was not the right time for him to work. It was time for him to study and learn. However, he was not able to say anything to his brother Muhataram. At the age of 12, he had a good understanding of how to persuade …show more content…
All the three married and were living separately. Muhataram was a government teacher, Mukaram was a writer and lecturer at a private college, and Karam was a shopkeeper. Among Mukaram’s classmates from the village school, he was the only boy who made it to a university. Almost all the children from Mukaram’s school had to earn and work. Mukaram was not an exception, but he changed his future with his good decisions. His classmates say it is his fate. He says, “it is my decisions and efforts which determined my fate.”
In life, you may not be given opportunities to learn and grow, nevertheless, you must make your own efforts and change things for yourself. Above all it is your life, you need to take care of it; no one else will. At the end of the day, everyone will go his way; you will go your way. You had better make provisions for your