I’m in front of a very plain, white wall. The wall opposite is full of very plain, white doors. All of them are open. All of them waiting for me to walk through them. I would really like to walk through all of them, yes – every single one of them and taste, feel, hear what they have to offer but I could currently never, ever shut one of those very plain, white doors. Shutting one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight doors off would be committing myself to door number nine or maybe to door number ten. I want to commit myself, I really do but I can’t decide, I can’t put myself to decide which door to choose and I know by not choosing I am making the most worst choice of all. I have to choose. I have to commit. But to which one? Which very plain, very white door am I willing to commit myself to? Which one seems right? Which one offers me what I need? Is the one I want, the one I need? Is the one I would like to need, really the one I momentarily crave to want? Through a decision a couple of months ago, I am now in front of a very plain, white wall – sensing nothing, knowing nothing. Do I still want to stick by that decision, long term? Or should I make it a short term thing, a holiday? Should I change the dates? Start now?
At the moment I am the egg in this breakfast, not the bacon. I’m involved but not committed. I want to be committed. I need to decide. I need to walk through one door and see it through. Not deciding is worse, proven to be the worst decision than choosing the ugliest very plain, white door. Having back up plans is turning out to be everything but a good thing. Everything is turning into a maze of corridors full of very plain, white doors neatly arranged and spaced, all gaping open, all awaiting. Nonsensical.
Most people don’t know I am standing in front of a very plain, white wall surrounded by a maze of corridors of very plain, white doors. A handful know that I have toed into one certain door frame but I have yet to walk into the room behind it. And is it the room I want? Long term? Short term? Peek a boo?
I need to commit. But how and to what? The only criteria I have is my tertiary education and how it would develop. At the moment the toed door frame paint of white is fading to a used yellow. Slight hints of being involved but not committed. There is no deadline. Other than February 15th. Because I’m not the only one involved. And others should not be affected because of my lack of commitment or fear of it.
Some say have a go, try that door. But if I try that door, I would need to commit to it – I’ve had enough of being involved, just being involved. It’s not working anymore. Nearly 1.5 years of being involved and not committed. I’m sorry but no thank you. It’s either committed or another very plain, white door.
I don’t want to choose nothing or wait and see, because that’s not what it is about. Damn.
Would you like eggs or bacon with that cheese sandwich?
