When we 'chose sides' in gym class, I was always the last person to be picked to be on a team.
He was 'chosen' because he's qualified for the job.
She was 'chosen' from a long list of people.
(..) with whom to fulfill our humanness. Otherwise, we might as well be cattle. Ah! An idealist! But she will be nobody's wife. She'll be ruined. I tried to save her. She chose ruin. Alexei Alexandrovich. Look at me. You will have no peace of mind until you forgive her. It was Anna who taught me that. (..)2012 Anna Karenina