Road Not Taken

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.

~Robert Frost~

i still remember this poem from back in secondary school when this poem was included in the English Literature Studies. haven't taken much notice about the syllabus for SPM now, wonder if this poem is still in the book

looking back at this poem, i guess at some point in life, everyone will be able to relate to the message behind it. when you come to a junction, you'll want to take the road that you are sure will lead you to where you want to go, the road with the best sceneries, the smoothest road without potholes and ditches but will you really know the condition of the road before you even take it? of course if you gone down the road dozens time before, you'll know where the holes are and how to avoid them and there are always signboards and maps you can refer to.....but what about the roads in our lives

roads in ours lives, the decisions we make each and everyday of our lives. sure it may not mean much whether you order mocha or latte at your favourite coffee house today but what about bigger decisions? your life direction, the values you want to hold on to, your career path and also those that involve love ones? what about those road? there are no signboards and maps that can help you. oh sure, nowadays there are plenty of self-help books out there, but can they really predict exactly what will happen, are those books going to be your manual in life? do you want your life to be arranged and scripted out like the truman show

its the surprises and the twists in life that makes us feel alive. it is the ability to choose our own path in life, the freedom to make mistakes and to find and make bittersweet memories. it is all these experiences and memories in life that make us who we are right now. sure, there were tears, heartbreaks and regrets but there were are laughter, love and comfort. ups and downs in life is what makes the world go round, it is those bad experiences that makes us appreciate and be happy for all the good things in life. what a dull life this would be if you get what you wish for, things just goes as planned, everything just falls into place. yea, there will be no sadness and tears but will there be happiness and laughter

i know all these concepts and i really understand but whenever i'm at a junction, i struggle and hesitate and sometimes i make the wrong decisions. i took many wrong turns and hoping someday i'll take the right road. sometimes i've wondered about the road not taken, what might have been and the what if's but no point dwelling on those right? everything happens for a reason and if it's mine to begin with, it will always be mine right

there's so much i want in life, so much i want to experience, so many places i want to go and so many things i want to do. i want to try but i'm scared. i'm terrified but maybe if i'm just brave enough to take small baby steps, maybe i'll be brave enough to take bigger steps later down the road and reach my final destination happy, contented and full of memories. bruised, tattered and tired maybe, but happy nonetheless...

if there is anyone reading this and you're at a junction too, let's do this together, shall we ^_^

p.s. regardless of what i said earlier, i sure hope someday a genius will invent a gprs device that can tell us our roads in life. LOL