Sunday, November 8, 2009

**Revolving Door**


Greetings! Every morning I wake up in the and barely make it to the train stop to catch my train. By the time I reached my stop the train is so ridiculously crowded that you can't even turn around, let alone attempt to change your i-pod selection. That's why when the you hear the automatic voice on the intercom saying "Doors Opening", a slight joy is seen in everyone who has suffered the morning rush. Bam! the doors open and a sea of people bustle out at least 10 sliding doors on the train. Once you walk off the train, you have to walk up a set of stairs to enter the building. This is where I realized my epiphany. There are 4 doors to enter the building. And every morning the boatload of people who enter the building do the same thing every time.
People will only use the two last doors to enter. To the point of where there is a line forming in front of the revolving doors. All while the other two doors are not being used at all.
The first time I noticed, I asked myself are those just the exit doors? So the next day I checked to to see and that wasn't the case. I checked to see if they worked properly and they also passed that test. So the next morning I took a huge step and broke free from the line of the two doors. I swerved to the right and used one of the doors which seemed so "taboo"! As I pushed the revolving door and walked through the turn stall, I turned a round and chuckled. Now the new line was not formed at the original door but at the revolving door that I pushed myself through.
The original line was almost clear again and redirected to my door.
At that moment I realized that so many people unconsciously follow the path that most people take. Not because it's better or even safer. Just because more people take a certain that path it does not mean it's a better choice. People like to feel comforted and not alone. So even if there are 2,000 people climbing through a window and not using a perfectly fine door, they will feel better about themselves just because they are not alone. Fear of the unknown is the blockade that keeps people suffocated in a box daily. People have to start questioning all the rules that society places on us taught from a baby all the way to the day past your retirement.
IT IS OKAY TO CREATE YOUR OWN PATH. Think about it. The rules that society follows were originally started by people who were tired of following the majority rules.
So Go ahead and take a spin in the unknown "Revolving Door" of life!
Miracles & Blessings!
God Bless!

1 comment:

Al said...

I cosign on this entire post. I feel like the exact same thing has happened to me. Well minus the train..we have no trains here.

ALSO i saw it said 21 for your age on your profile on here.

i died a little.