"I’ve started to realise that even our most careful choices come with unforeseen costs, that every path we take inevitably leaves behind a trail of versions of ourselves we will never meet."
beautiful beautiful beautiful piece, it describes perfectly what feeling lost is like, thank you for posting it 🌷
I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining industry line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.
The harsh reality is, everything will make sense with time, it’ll make sense on whether it was good for you or bad. The person you are right now may not understand that but don’t let that stop future you from appreciating what you’re doing now. It’ll all make sense with time.
"I’ve started to realise that even our most careful choices come with unforeseen costs, that every path we take inevitably leaves behind a trail of versions of ourselves we will never meet." 🙌
Beautifully written and profoundly reflective Abhinav.
These lines had me:
The “what ifs” linger long after the decisions have been made.
What if I had chosen differently?
What would my life look like then?
The possibilities of road not taken, the potentials of ignored choices overwhelm us as we have no way to find out what could have been if we made the other choices. But here we are, no matter what choice make, end up the same way, thinking about whatifs.
And coincidentally I have written something similar titled :
I love thisss
I am not less because I don't have all the answers
"I’ve started to realise that even our most careful choices come with unforeseen costs, that every path we take inevitably leaves behind a trail of versions of ourselves we will never meet."
beautiful beautiful beautiful piece, it describes perfectly what feeling lost is like, thank you for posting it 🌷
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This hurts fr
this is so deep
Basically... cognitive dissonance.
this is so real
This literally sums up how I am feeling currently studying at uni. Beautifully written !! ❤️
Nah you're so wrong for this. Dont you feel bad when you make other people cry? This was beautiful, thank you.
Thanks for this.
I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining industry line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.
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get out of my head please you're being too real with this piece
The harsh reality is, everything will make sense with time, it’ll make sense on whether it was good for you or bad. The person you are right now may not understand that but don’t let that stop future you from appreciating what you’re doing now. It’ll all make sense with time.
i love this comment
"I’ve started to realise that even our most careful choices come with unforeseen costs, that every path we take inevitably leaves behind a trail of versions of ourselves we will never meet." 🙌
this is...... beautifully written. thank you for writing such masterpiece that also speaks what i am currently feeling rn
Beautifully written and profoundly reflective Abhinav.
These lines had me:
The “what ifs” linger long after the decisions have been made.
What if I had chosen differently?
What would my life look like then?
The possibilities of road not taken, the potentials of ignored choices overwhelm us as we have no way to find out what could have been if we made the other choices. But here we are, no matter what choice make, end up the same way, thinking about whatifs.
And coincidentally I have written something similar titled :
Haunted by the Past, Trapped in the Present
Chasing the Mirage of the Road Not Taken
Check out if interested:
https://open.substack.com/pub/geepi/p/haunted-by-the-past-trapped-in-the?r=5g16az&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false