In 1897 Remington Arms Company chose not to buy a patented "writing machine." The Underwood Company bought it instead and has sold millions of typewriters since. Remington Arms made a bad choice.
In the 1950's Sam Phillips made a record for a young man who wandered into his Memphis studio. The fledgling singer wanted to record his voice for his mother. In 1955 Sam Phillips chose to sell his exclusive recording contract with Elvis Presley to RCA for $35,000. Bad choice.
Former President Nixon chose to install in the White House voice-activated tape recorders to insure his presidency would go down in history. Bad choice!
Life is full of choices. Sometimes we make good choices, sometimes bad. Jesus told a parable about two brothers who made choices. Usually called "The Parable of …