We experience them every day. What should I wear to school today? Who should I hang out with?  When should I do my homework?

Choices and decisions are hardwired into our lives.

According to multiple websites on the internet, the average child makes 3,000 decisions a day, while the average adult makes 35,000.

“One choice I make everyday is what clothes will I put on today,” freshman Kevin Zaragoza said.

Choices can be easy or difficult. The difficult decisions force you to inspect the pros and the cons of either option. For example, your friends want you to hang out with them at the beach, but your relatives want to be with you at the movies. If you go to the beach, you will create everlasting memories with your friends, and maybe get a little exercise. However, if you go to the movies with your family, you can eat delicious food, relax, and maybe catch up with relatives that you haven’t seen in a while.

Decisions have the power to reveal who you truly are. For example, I saw a boy from Queen Ka’ahumanu Elementary at Times, struggling to retrieve a cereal box. An adult came and helped him. If you were at the store and you saw a child struggling to reach a box of cereal on the top shelf, would you do the same?

Other choices might affect the fate of others, such as voting, from presidents to student body governments. There are ultimate (and hopefully rare) choices that put the lives of you and others on the line, such as car crashes from drinking or texting while driving.

Be careful of the choices you make, even if they’re small, as the results can reveal who you are.