Make a decision

Heads you win, tails you die?



Life is a gamble. We all know it. The adrenaline rush that runs through your body when you are waiting to see if the card in your hand is the winning card. We also love to challenge fate and see if we can cheat death. To take that jump off a cliff while hanging on a rope and pray that death dislikes you enough to not want you by his side this very moment.

However, there are certain gambles in life that are just not worth taking. Gambles that are a matter of life and death. While you might think that I am talking about extreme sports, I am actually referring to something vastly different. An extreme sport is an acquired taste, and many of us can do without it. I am talking about something that runs in the blood of all human. A need and desire that all humans have. (please brace yourself)

Sexual satiation.

While seeking sexual gratification isn’t wrong, it is extremely important that you keep
yourself safe. It is important to shield up. Many of us think that as long as you are not seeking your pleasures from that cute girl/guy whom you met at the club for the first time in your life, it’s ok not to shield up. But how true is that? Even if the person is person is that wonderful guy/girl whom you’ve dated for the past 2 years, can you be assured that she has been faithful?

To all you guys out there, I know you are probably weighing the importance of pleasure VS safety. But is there a need to do so? Is the answer not obvious enough? (at this point, I must admit that I am not a guy, but I do have many guy friends who kiss and tell. My apologies to those who have trusted me enough to spill under my interrogation)

I will stop here, definitely with a slight tinge of guilt, but I will not feel that way if all of you out there heed my advice and keep safe!

Part 2

Welcome again! Have you been keeping safe?

I cannot emphasize enough on how important it is to take safety precautions. You will never
know who has HIV and who don’t. You might not even know if you have it or not. How many people have regular HIV tests? Would you want to take a gamble, knowing that you win nothing more than pleasure but stand to lose everything, including your life? I know I don’t. (but what I think isn’t he point here)

The point is, there are so many things in life than we have not seen, heard of or experienced. And we have a whole lifetime to find out for ourselves what the world is like beyond the shores of Singapore. So why ruin it? It is true, that contacting HIV is not the end. But it does put an end to many things.

And it is also the beginning of a nightmare. ( I don’t think anyone will oppose this statement.)

You choose the path you take in life.

Choose not to put a limit to the things that you can achieve.
Choose to love life.
Choose to love yourself.

Choose not to take this foolish gamble. Choose to shield up.