[Sushi-Y]

Do you think there is such a thing as choices in life?
There are a lot of people who lament.
They say "if clear choices were set up at various turnpoints in my life, then I would've been able to gauge them carefully, and guide myself to a better future."

...Whenever I hear lamentations like that, I would think "what a pointless worry".
Even if we were given choices to select from, it won't have any meanings anyway, nor does that help us guide ourselves to a better future.

......You don't understand?
Well then, as an example, let's put two odd-looking boxes in front of you.

And then, let's say you are now given two choices.
That is, do you open the red box? Or do you open the blue box?

You would probably be indecisive, right?

"If I have to open one, be it red or blue, I would want to open the one that's better for me", it's a very natural desire to wish for that.
And then, after considering various factors such as the boxes' shape and feel, and after much contemplation, you would finally pick one of the boxes.

.........Which box would you pick?

Red and blue.
...If we were to follow the rules of the traffic signals, then red means danger.
But that doesn't mean blue would guarantee safety either.
Who knows, it might actually be a trap to make you feel cautious about the red box, so that you would open the blue box.

Trap?
...Is it possible that the contents within the boxes are not gains, but actually something that causes a loss instead...?

Now then... you're becoming more and more indecisive now.
Torn between the choice of red and blue, ...you must be beginning to hope for a choice to leave this place without opening any boxes at all.

But nope. You must open one of the boxes.
Ah, I almost forgot to mention this, but once you pick a box, the other box will disappear.
So you'll have no way of knowing what was in the box that you didn't pick. Just to let you know that we have this rule, okay?

Now then. Want to take your pick?
The red box? Or the blue box?

...Don't worry, there's nothing bad in either of them. ...Come on.

Spoiler for Open the red box:

Have you thought about it carefully?
In the end, you picked this color, right?

Spoiler for Yes (first choice):

...The moment that you made your choice, the other colored box disappeared with a poof.
Forget about the contents in that other box, okay?
That was the rule.

Now then, let's open up the box that you picked.

Inside the box is, ......a piece of caramel candy.

......I know you're a little disappointed.

I don't blame you.
No matter how you look at it, it's a miss, right?

Inside the correct box, who knows, there might actually have been a whole bar of chocolate in it.
No, who knows, it might have been something much much better, like tickets for two to Hawaii.

But, even though you want to make sure, the other box has already disappeared.
You have no way of finding out.

That's why you begin to think positively.
Who knows... maybe that other box was empty, and this box was actually the correct choice.

And then, feeling satisified with this cheap prize (or maybe not satisified), you popped it into your mouth and chewed on it happily.

Well, what do you think in the end?
If you were given the same choice next time, you think you'd pick the other box?
......But, unfortunately, the game of picking red and blue boxes will never visit you again.
That's why, the chance to for you repick your choice will never come in your lifetime.

You are always told "you have only one chance at life, so choose carefully" by your parents, right?
*giggle giggle giggle*.......

See? Choices are no big deal at all. ...Do you feel a little disappointed now? Ahahahahahaha......

Spoiler for only if you already know what was in the blue box (second choice):

...The moment that you made your choice, the other colored box disappeared with a poof.
Forget about the contents in that other box, okay?
That was the rule.

Now then, let's open up the box that you picked.

Inside the box is, ......a piece of caramel candy.

......Right now, you're going "pffft".

That's right, the contents of the red and blue box is one piece of caramel candy and one piece of chewing gum.
Earlier, you thought that you might have gotten the wrong box, but now that you look at them together, you realize that neither can really be called the wrong box, right?

Well, there's still people's personal preference.
Some people like caramel, and some people like gum.
....There's no doubt that you would think about repicking the box to open, according to your preferences.

...Basically, this is the choice that you've been wishing for.
The selfishness of wanting to compare the contents within the two boxes, and picking the one that you want.

But, you know? The real world is just like this game.
Once you pick one, the one that's unpicked will disappear. So you can't tell.

"If I did XX back then, or if I didn't do it back then, ...then I probably would've been much happier (or unhappy) than I am right now." You have no way of knowing that.

In the end, you'll just have to accept (or feel disappointed about) the choice that you made, and be satisified with it.

But what's so bad about that?
For what it's worth, you got to enjoy the thrill of choices, right?

Now that you know the contents of both boxes, you can't even kill time on the selection of red or blue boxes anymore.
Because, rather than playing a boring box game like this, it's much more fun to look up at the fast-changing summer evening skies, and guessing whether or not there's going to be a sudden evening shower while listening to the distant thunders.

Spoiler for Open the blue box:

Have you thought about it carefully?
In the end, you picked this color, right?

Spoiler for Yes (first choice):

...The moment that you made your choice, the other colored box disappeared with a poof.
Forget about the contents in that other box, okay?
That was the rule.

Now then, let's open up the box that you picked.

Inside the box is, ......a piece of chewing gum.
......I know you're a little disappointed.

I don't blame you.
No matter how you look at it, it's a miss, right?

Inside the correct box, who knows, there might actually have been a whole bar of chocolate in it.
No, who knows, it might have been something much much better, like tickets for two to Hawaii.

But, even though you want to make sure, the other box has already disappeared.
You have no way of finding out.

That's why you begin to think positively.
Who knows... maybe that other box was empty, and this box was actually the correct choice.

And then, feeling satisified with this cheap prize (or maybe not satisified), you popped it into your mouth and chewed on it happily.

Well, what do you think in the end?
If you were given the same choice next time, you think you'd pick the other box?
......But, unfortunately, the game of picking red and blue boxes will never visit you again.
That's why, the chance to for you repick your choice will never come in your lifetime.

You are always told "you have only one chance at life, so choose carefully" by your parents, right?
*giggle giggle giggle*.......

See? Choices are no big deal at all. ...Do you feel a little disappointed now? Ahahahahahaha......

Spoiler for only if you already know what was in the red box (second choice):

...The moment that you made your choice, the other colored box disappeared with a poof.
Forget about the contents in that other box, okay?
That was the rule.

Now then, let's open up the box that you picked.

Inside the box is, ......a piece of chewing gum.

......Right now, you're going "pffft".

That's right, the contents of the red and blue box is one piece of caramel candy and one piece of chewing gum.
Earlier, you thought that you might have gotten the wrong box, but now that you look at them together, you realize that neither can really be called the wrong box, right?

Well, there's still people's personal preference.
Some people like caramel, and some people like gum.
....There's no doubt that you would think about repicking the box to open, according to your preferences.

...Basically, this is the choice that you've been wishing for.
The selfishness of wanting to compare the contents within the two boxes, and picking the one that you want.

But, you know? The real world is just like this game.
Once you pick one, the one that's unpicked will disappear. So you can't tell.

"If I did XX back then, or if I didn't do it back then, ...then I probably would've been much happier (or unhappy) than I am right now." You have no way of knowing that.

In the end, you'll just have to accept (or feel disappointed about) the choice that you made, and be satisified with it.

But what's so bad about that?
For what it's worth, you got to enjoy the thrill of choices, right?

Now that you know the contents of both boxes, you can't even kill time on the selection of red or blue boxes anymore.
Because, rather than playing a boring box game like this, it's much more fun to look up at the fast-changing summer evening skies, and guessing whether or not there's going to be a sudden evening shower while listening to the distant thunders.