Sitting in the counselor's office, waiting for his turn, 19-year-old T.J was silently staring at the wall. Dressed in blue overalls once a good-looking teenager he looked nothing but destitute. The huge framed quote hung on the wall of the waiting room felt penetrating into his soul. He felt waves of shooting pain in his head, his hands trembled and the agonizing spasms in the abdomen began. He looked around for help but no one appeared to care. After all, it was all a regular in the rehabilitation center.
T.J dropped out of school because he thought schooling was ordinary. He turned into a recluse in his own home for he thought the family system was outdated. He fled to live the ultimate bohemian dream. Freedom for T.J was all about -
Ask no questions. Expect no replies. Do as you choose. Live as you desire.
T.J had no formal training, no skill, and no exceptional talent. Once money exited his pocket the friends left and then the optimism. The wild-spirited guy went on without food for days. He begged outside temples, ate with monks, and slept on the beach.
Nothing appeared free.
There were who commanded work for money and others demanded favors. Some jobs mocked his dignity and the others hurt his pride. The harder he tried to break away free, the faster the rebound.
Nothing came free.
The quote on the wall -
“ You are free to choose,
But you are never free from the
consequences of your choice”
-
A universal paradox.
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