TEACHER’S CORNER: Wise Decision Begets a Bright Future

Sanfelli Marius Michael C. Hortelano
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“Decision is a crucial matter which every sane human being must be extra vigilant in choosing the action to take. Young adults have to face the consequences of their decision. So that, if an individual is not mindful of the efforts of the course of action taken, that may lead him to a miserable situation or worst, will make him an object of charity in the community.”

If you make safe decisions all the time, you will never grow. Not until you learn how to appreciate risk, you will never be successful. Life is a gamble that everyone should bear just like a poker game where you shed and bet your heart out merely on luck and chance but the chances of winning or succeeding can always be calculated by simple statistics.

However, not all decisions entail risk but most of them are. Decision is a crucial matter which every sane human being must be extra vigilant in choosing the action to take. Young adults have to face the consequences of their decision. So that, if an individual is not mindful of the efforts of the course of action taken, that may lead him to a miserable situation or worst, will make him an object of charity in the community. Decisions are not new to high school students. They make many decisions and most of them are done automatically and hastily. So that the stage they are presently in is the consequence of their decisions.

As students grow older, they are forced by the circumstances to make decisions especially when they are about to finish their high school studies. They have to decide whether to pursue college or not, to work or marry. They are in a situation that requires a different approach because it would affect their future. This is a situation where the learning of the students in terms of wise decision-making is needed and the significant person is the teacher. Stated otherwise, the teacher plays an important role in the development of life skills like decision making.

Choosing a career is the greatest challenge that students are facing in their maturing years. It is a challenge that affects their entire life. Aside from the parents, Teachers are always considered influential persons in this aspect. It is therefore expected that the school must have functional career guidance program that would serve as a guide to a wide career choice.

Decision always involves a choice of alternatives. There is no decision when there is only one course of action. Similarly, making a decision is not necessary when one course of action is obviously the least.

Wisdom plays a significant role in these turbulent times. A bewildered career hunter must learn how to discern life’s greatest offerings. After all a risk is always a risk unless tested by courageous beings who want to survive the challenge of being human. The occurrence of inhibitions, reservations and doubts are spices to our own fullness. A brave heart is needs a basis to be brave. A courageous heart needs an anchor to rely his assertions upon which a decision is forged. Blessed are the risk takers for they shall have the fullness of life for the path of suffering is the only way to get there. Bon Voyage...