I often find myself wondering what it would feel like to not have to make our bed every morning when we wake up. I mean, wouldn't it be easier if we just got on with our lives without letting the fact that we didn't make our bed this morning torment us for the rest of the day? After all, in the grand scheme of things that matter, manual labour that involves tucking in sheets, removing creases, and fluffing pillows is purely inconsequential. Still, the inclination to start the day on a clean slate is hard to ignore. So you fluff, you straighten, you tuck, and you end up making your bed just so you could have some peace of mind.
Fast forward a couple of hours, and you're now lying in your bed, with your bedside lampshade on, thinking about that one thing you promised yourself you'd never do and then did because you had no other real choice. Only you did. Because you always have a choice. For instance, you can either choose to brush your teeth before or after breakfast. If you brush them before, you might curb your appetite. If you brush them after you eat, you'd run the risk of staining your recently dry cleaned suit. Either way, it's your choice to make. Just like it's your choice to be or not be happy for the rest of the day. Just like it's your choice to make or not make your bed every morning before you go to work. It's your choice. Yours, and no one else's.
There's a catch, however. If you do decide to make your bed, you'd better be sure you're ready to lie in it. Because unless there's a sudden change in sheets or a sudden change in weather, there's no turning back.