The Giver #2

Why does The Giver say that making choices would be frightening for people?

Ever since the community had started the 'unique' rules. The society had learned just to trust the 'great' committee. What if the community made a mistake, would everyone follow? Or would they make their own choice? They might be frightened, for the committee might supply a consequence, for the person to have taken the 'leaders' place. They might have been under pressure to make a decision, if to contribute time to one

friend, and leave out the other? To save one person, and to leave the other to die? This would be examples of pressuring choices. The Giver might have went back into his memories, just to watch people suffer from decisions.

"Or what if," he went on, almost laughing at the absurdity, "They chose their own jobs?"
"Frightening, isn't it?" The giver said.
Jonas chuckled. "Very frightening. I can't even imagine it. We really have to protect people for wrong choices."
"It's safer."
"Yes" Jonas agreed "Much safer."

This shows how Jonas and The Giver, feels about the choice of jobs. If they choose by them self, they have their OWN choice, they would have chosen what they wanted the most. When if the committee chose for them, they might have chosen a job that the person liked, but not loved. What would happen if the committee, released a person who only depended on the committee for choices? Would he die, because he would not know which way to travel? How would he survive?

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

(http://thinkexist.com/quotations/choice/)