A Door to Destiny
We’re led to believe we’re in charge of our own destinies, that life is a sum of our choices – but how many of those choices are really our own? How many of those “choices” are simply the only available door at the end of the corridor we’re steered through?
I stand at the precipice of this particular door, staring hard at the man I’m supposed to kill – the man I love – and wonder. I’m merely a product of life’s design… choices already made for me.
Steeling myself, daggers in hand, I proceed through the only remaining door I have.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleA well-written, reflective story bound to elicit interesting conversations! Good work!!
Wow, Emily, this story really packs a punch! I’m sure many readers will wonder about the back story, but I like the mystery of it just as it is. The less a story says, the more we can fill in the blanks with our own stories – like being partners in the writing. It must have been the dagger reference, but I first thought of Lady MacBeth, as a tool in the… Read more »
Thank you Fuji, glad you enjoyed it 🙂 I always find it interesting to wonder about our choices in life and whether, when it comes down to it, we even have much choice at all! So much of who we are and where we go is a product of our environment – the door prompt for me triggered that train of thought once more! I love these short prompts as they can… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleNice one Emily, great story. I too often think of how limited we are when it comes to choices and whether or not we really have a choice at all; how much other people’s influence affects our choices too, limiting them even more. Very well written.
Thank you very much! Choices are a funny thing. Much like doors. You don’t know which is the right one til you try it!
Wow. Such a wonderful story. It made me cry, Emily. I wish I have many limitless choices in life, but everything is very limited. A good write.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you Lotchie! I agree, sometimes it feels as though the choices just aren’t there?!
Yes, you are right. You’re welcome.
This is powerful Emily. I’m pulled in two directions re. choices. Yes, our circumstances can limit the choices we have but I’ve always thought it takes courage to make a choice others may not approve or agree with. When push comes to shove, we make our own destiny. A thought provoking, well written story.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleAgreed Linda! Our choices can be limited and it can definitely feel sometimes as though we are stripped of them completely, but there is always a choice indeed 🙂
Hi Emily, where do I begin? You are a thinker, that’s for sure. There many who will go through life without even one thought about choices, without ever questioning why. Anyhow your door is there for all to question. There are no limits to our lives; the only limit is that which we place on ourselves. Experience through our choices is what makes us. This 100 words Emily will get lots of… Read more »
Wow, Emily, this is a thought-provoking piece. I believe that there is always a way out if put in front of a “choice” you know you shouldn’t be making, if we look hard enough. Sometimes it feels though as if your only choice is to do the thing you don’t want to do. Great writing and I would like to know if she carries out what she was expected to do or… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThis story really makes you think. I really like how you started it. The opening makes you think and draws you in.
Very intriguing Emily…