The first universal law the law of free will. Now this law is many times overlooked and not included in the list of universal laws. But if you think about it, your ability to choose is critical in determining the outcomes of your life. And for me, it's one of the most important, if not the most important of all the universal laws. Consider this, even after you're aware of universal laws, you have the choice as to whether or not you will follow them. Some people question whether or not we really have freewill.
Because if we choose not to follow universal laws, there are consequences. And to me, this is why it's even more important that we learn about these laws and we align with them so that we can use them to thrive and make progress. They're also those who accept the belief that circumstances in their life limit their choices. And they don't really have free will. But rather they're victims of their upbringing or their status in life or identification with a certain group of people. But this is so untrue.
We can choose to be who we want to be, to think the thoughts that go beyond our limits and feel a specific way no matter what our circumstances are. It's really up to us. The amazing Viktor Frankl who lived through his experience in the concentration camp said, when we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. This was a great lesson that he learned when his freedom was taken away from him, and he was being treated brutally. He could not change how he was being treated. So he chose to change However, he responded to it, how he perceived it.
As a result, he not only survived when others perish. But he lived to tell his story of personal transformation that has helped millions. Look around. freewill is exercised all the time. We all have small and large choices in our life daily, from when we go to the grocery store to if we want to get married or have a child, or whether or not to speed on the highway and risk a ticket or accident, or even join the gang in the neighborhood because we want to feel like we belong. The choices we make in these instances lead to very different outcomes.
Some positive, some negative, and some that don't impact your life or anyone else's in any significant way. But making decisions is a critical part of who you are, and how you progress in life, both spiritually and materially. So it's back to your journal. And your assignment for this lesson is to journal a time when you had a major decision to make. Now if you can't think of a major decision, not a problem doesn't matter, then use any decision where you had two or more options to choose from. In other words, you had to make a choice.
So once you've identified this situation, then I want you to list what were your choices in that situation. And then taking the choice that you did make, what was the outcome as a result of the choice that you made? So you listing all the options, you're going to say the one you took, and then you're going to list what are the result of that choice. Then I want you to journal how things might have been different if you'd made one of the other choices or Each of the other choices, you can go as far with this exercise as you like, what would have been the different outcomes. And then once you have established that, then if you regret the choice you made, list what you've learned from that experience, very important. If you're happy with the choice you made, then consider whether or not you have made the most of that outcome.
Sit a little while with this, because it's very important to understand the significance and the importance of decisions that you make. And I'll see you in the next lesson.