What if.

All my friends in Sydney finished school today and all it has left me feeling is curious. Often I wonder what my life would be like had I taken a different path in life. I know what I am writing is simply fiction but it doesn't detract from the possible life I could have had.
If I still lived in Sydney, I probably would either be dead and if not that then I definitely wouldn't still be in school. At least that was the path I was heading on. But with the assumptions of possible inertia, what would have happened if say, something came along and motivated me to stay at school and sort my life out that didn't consist of the words 'Melbourne' or 'dad'
All I know is that today would have been my last day of school and I would be ending a ridiculous 13 year journey and starting a new journey. Whether such said journey consisted of university, TAFE, a full time job or just a fortnightly payment made legitimate by the term 'the dole'. Commonly, it is said that 'What ifs' can choke you but perhaps all it is simply serving as in this situation is an opportunity to find the positives in the life I have now.

Whilst there are many good things that I potentially could have achieved had I stayed in Sydney, there is no escaping the harsh reality that could and probably would have been my life if I made the decision not to move. Chances are I'd either be on any and every drug you can think of, in jail, homeless again or worse, dead. The path I was heading on was one that was already filled with things that I shouldn't be alive because of or at least I don't deserve to be here so only God knows where I would be now.

I guess the point is that one decision, whether it be a big action like deciding to move interstate and change families or a small one that consists of something miniscule like meeting someone who could represent the path we could have taken which acts as a motivator has the potential to change your life in the most dramatic and huge way possible.

What if the people we meet are simply reflections of what other people could/would have become had they had chosen a different option with every situation.

Life is one big blur that people try and pretend they have figured out. The reality is that it is impossible to comprehend all the little concepts and possibilities that this life has to offer.
I guess because we can never really pin point where we could have or would have been had alternative decisions been made in our life, it should re-iterate the importance of appreciating what we have. Emphasis on the words 'it should'

The wheels on the bus go round and round

As a result of year 12 coming closer to the end, I tend to be seeing the reflection of journeys in almost everything I do. However; this one stood out to me the most.

Bus rides resemble the paths people take in life.
Lets pretend a bus in education. Everyone starts at different places and are going to different places to.
Some people get off the bus early (leave school) and many of those know where they're going to get home (home representing their career) but others who get of the bus may realise they got off too early and be made to wait for the next bus to come. My bus stop is considered a popular one. When you get off at peak hour, you're exiting the bus with at least 6 other people and today made me realise that it simply shows the way school can work.
(this part is only for those who finish year 12)
We all get off the bus at the same time, yet we head in all different directions. Some know where they go to get home, others are unsure. Others debate which way to go and whether to take the short cut or just go the normal way.
There are so many different options.