Decisions . . .

Been thinking about the art of decision making. . . . haven't always been the best at it, but have improved greatly during the past year. Interesting thought struck me today, which I knew of before as well, but had more of a. . . uhmm. . . practical experience with it this time. NOT taking a decision is a decision in itself. Even though it is taken sub-consciously and it's not always the best decision, you do decide to not make a decision about anything at that particular moment! And because of this decision, sometimes you wait so long, that it gets too late to take any sort of decision at all, and all you're left with is thoughts which you contemplate about and have no power to change then.
However, if you DO take a decision, there's always a chance that it may be wrong, or may come back to haunt you for the rest of your life. So is going with the flow, and letting life decide what's right, the correct way to tackle situations or should you take a risk by taking a decision that may be wrong and you may regret later on? In fact, it also depends upon what the situation is and why there could be regret in the first place. I don't believe too much in regrets though. Learning from mistakes, sure! But holding on to the past and regretting something to the extent that it affects my present is not something I could do!
Sounds like I'm the kind of a person who goes with the flow right? Well, usually yes! But I also can't stand back and not decide where my life is supposed to go. Drifting through life is painful. It feels like you're asleep and have no idea about what is going on in your life! And controlling everything doesn't work for me either. It's a delicate balance that a person needs to maintain. And no, I'm not saying that I've achieved that state of balance because I have NOT! But I do know that it needs to be there. And I never knew that there is actually a time when it's 'too late' to do something about a situation, but yes, there are times! An appropriate decision needs to be taken, and taken on time! And even if that decision is to not take a decision, it's okay!
Oh, and it's actually OKAY if you do take a wrong decision at times! It's better that not taking any decision and thinking all your life about 'what if's'!