Why I do what I do? I often wondered why I respond to a situation the way I respond. Interestingly, I have responded to the same event in different ways at different times. To the extent that one response can be opposite to the previous response. Why? I have searched for answers. Nothing seems to be final, but I think it is something to do with my beliefs. If my belief about the situation changes, my response changes, even if the situation is the same. I think my beliefs boil down to two basic categories. Is the situation beneficial to me or is the situation not beneficial to me. If I believe that it is beneficial to me, then I would want it. If I believe that it is not beneficial to me, then I wouldn’t want it. Why do I choose to believe the way I believe? Most times it is based on experience of the same type of situation in the past and whether it was beneficial to me. When I meet a new situation, I am lost. Not actually, because the new situation may resemble one in the past, and I can decide to lump them together and respond in the same way, at least for a start. To believe one way or to believe another way is merely a decision based on my belief at that point in time. Why do I believe what I believe? Because I decide to do so. Making a choice is a decision. I can choose to decide I no longer believe in what I used to believe in. I can choose to believe in something else, even the opposite. Can I believe in anything? Yes, I merely decide to believe in it. Am I free to decide to believe in anything? I believe I am free to do so. I believe that any belief is only one decision away. 
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