The road yet to be taken.
The Road Not Taken ---by Robert Frost (1874–1963)
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;"
"Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,"
"And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back."
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;"
"Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,"
"And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back."
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
This poem pretty much sums up what I feel right now about my choice of degree. The fact that I am even trying to do Social work scares me (maybe partly because I have an exam tomorrow) I wondered what life was about and I always find that life will always be interesting...it's never boring ...
Why you ask?
Life has so many twists and turns and yet for every action there is a consequence...you could never run out of things to do, yet we always say that we don't have enough time.
I found that for all I could ever do...there is always something left undone, unaccounted for...something unfinished. But I prefer to think of life this way, I also mentioned this to a friend of mine:
To me, life means being there for people I think that life is worth living because I wanted to make people laugh, to be with them when they need me, to laugh with, or cry with them...or even be a shoulder for them to cry on.
Life also means that I have the ability to love and to receive love, it make life so much more of a challenge. I live because I can cherish something or someone, I think that a way to make life less boring is to live every minute and make it count.
Read Luke 12:16-21...about the man that has riches and merely felt that he need only to bulid up his riches... so that he has no worries after his active working life is over...even with his riches he felt he needed more, but God obviously reflected that to take such a course of action is foolish.
But is it truly foolish? Or is this path something that everyone of us deal with some point in our lives?
Sure, I know that in the past I have taken paths where I felt were not worth taking...but would life become truly boring if we do not walk these paths? To truly take the road less traveled? I felt that God is important to me in my life yet...I am at odds with the fact that I feel I control my own destiny...mind you I do not believe that I have any control over fate.
My destiny can be one where I choose to make a difference. I learned from a old friend of mine that you can and always should try to make an "impact" to never let life simply past me by.
I don't feel I live life merely to be remembered...I understand that everyone will be forgotten at some point. So I live with every intention to see things through...To live with no true regret...easier said than done.
But there is one thing that keeps me going and that is ambition and drive. Sometimes I know that it may seem like a raw attitude...but I felt that I can choose to take paths or stay the course.
I think given that choice...I will go the distance and stay the course. To live for immortality is to live the life of a fool. Just ask Julius Ceasar. The Roman emperor might have said: "I came, I saw, I conquered" but in the end, it is not the conquering that matters...what killed him wasn't ambition it was just his ego.
What path have you not yet taken? We may meet each other down the road less traveled.
Hope to see you down the path,
TKO. ^__^
posted by TKO at 8:30 AM
1 Comments:
First off, not knowing is always scary. Part of living is dealing with emotions, both positive and negative. If we never to feel any negative emotions, that would indicate that we don’t feel. If we don’t feel, how can we care?
Life is always definitely interesting to. To say that life is boring, would mean that you’re not living. You’re not dead. You’re just not living. Boring really doesn’t exist, though it’s not like perfect. As humans we do get bored. But I find that the times that we are bored, are the times when we’re not challenged and we’ve just ceased to do anything.
I know that, at times when things are left undone, it’s a waste. However, I believe that sometimes in life, so things are better left undone. Somethings don’t always have an end to it, which is a good things. A reason for it not having an end, could mean that it started a new beginning. To some that might be an end, but for others, it might be. Does that make sense? Take graduation as in example. For some, it’s the end of their academic career. The end of a life of study, fun and youth. For others, graduation is a new start. A start of a new life, a career or a new academic path. For every end, though we may not always percieve it, is a new beginning. Everything has to come full circle, so there really is no end.
I don’t believe that wanting more from life is foolish. I do believe that wanting all the wealth and riches in the world is foolish. What good is all the money in the world? Does it make you a better person? Does it make you happy? But the bottom line is, those that are foolish believe they’re invincible. We’re not. We’re only humans and capable of so much. We learn, we grow, we change and we love. There’s only so much we can reach. All our dreams do come true if we work for them and if there are meant to be. To believe that we have full control over our lives, is foolish as well. I do agree that we have a choice in our destiny. That we choose our paths to where we want to be. There is such a thing as fate, but even fate can be wrong. The most important thing, should be your faith. Trust your faith and you’ll never go wrong. Trust your heart, and you should always be happy.
Living with no regrets really isn’t easier said than done. It’s all a matter or perspective. Should you choose to let things get to you, is your decision. Once you get the hang of living with no regrets, it becomes a lot easier. We mistakens. We make wrong choices. But we should condem or punish ourselves from that. We just need to learn from it, forget it, and move on. That becomes easier with time. Time and patience. Two things that are import to living that we can easily forget.
It wasn’t Ceasar’s ego that killed him. It was his ignorance and his belief that he was invinicble. To be like Ceasar would be digging your own grave.
Life is more than just the ability to love and receive love. Life is everything. It’s give and take, black and white, hate and love. It’s living knowing that you can make a difference. It’s knowing that you have a reason to be alive and knowing that you CAN leave a mark on this world. If not for everyone, then for ONE person. Life brings us very many precious gifts and moments. If you look away too fast, you’ll miss it all. Life is the most precious gift of all, never to be taken for granted.
Thomas I’ve always had faith in you. You’ve grown a lot since first year. You seem more comfortable with yourself these days. You sound a lot happier and less closed off to the world. I know that you’ll be okay, no matter what road you take.
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