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LIFE is about choices

posted 10 years ago by SEINFELDbeatFRIENDS
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First of all May God rest Oscar's soul. Those cops were jerks. They should have went after that fat guy who attacked Oscar and started the fight not the innocent ones. However, this thing shows life is about choices.

A---Mother tells them to take the train. She even touches on this at the end. If they would have drove sure they get stuck in a traffic jam here and there but most likely they get home safe.

B---Oscar even tells fiancé/girlfriend that they should just stay home and watch the ball drop on TV. Probably would have been a good idea...stay home as a family and celebrate with little daughter.

C---When the train is about to come to Fruitvale station stop, why did Oscar separate from his girlfriend/fiancé who sat down? I did not get that part. If they stay together this ruckus never happens.

Obviously in these situations they never thought "Lets choose this so we do not die". Obviously some things are beyond control. But to making the above choices in A or B would have been at least less stressful options for sure.

[–] fivestarhobo 9 years ago

You mentioned God so I assume you believe in God and perhaps fate. Life is about choices yes, but they say God knows what's going to happen in your life and how/when you will die so I don't believe in saying "what of they did something differently?" "Why did they have to do this or that?" When it's your time it's your time. Sometimes I think the death of others is meant to teach us something before we go too.