The Dilemma

While self-awareness may not be
restricted to humankind and all
creatures value freedom secondary
to the struggle for survival the value
inherent in self-agency cannot be
overstated. We have an inherent
need not only to endure but to do so
at our liberty to find our very own
place in life and with it satisfaction
that we have been enabled to 
accomplish a role determined by
our choice fulfilling our destiny.
Opportunity and fortune become
determining factors in our search
for fulfillment and those for whom
that path opens assume they will
always control the pathways of
their lives for we have a limited
vision of our far future and cannot
imagine ourselves old, frail and
physically incompetent, forced to
depend on the good grace of others
for intimate aid at a time when we
would have no need for their
presence yet no choice but to
accede, surrendering in the process
that most priceless of attributes,
self-agency, pride and purpose.