The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
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 has many interpretations. many over analyze it. i like to keep things simple. we all have choices to make in our lives. it is how the choices are made that is key to understanding why we choose what we choose. do we make them for ourselves? others? the world? selfishly? to be honest, we ALL have made choices to benefit ourselves and some, more than others, have made them to benefit the ones that matter.
so, what road are you walking? the one that everyone is on? or the one less traveled? i don't really want to break the poem down stanza by stanza because it's a personal interpretation. but essentially, the two roads, or paths, are split. the one with more footprints as opposed to the one with less wear. ideally, we all like to do our own thing, but somewhere in the middle we see what we like. whether on tv, in the store, on someone walking on the sidewalk, or in advertisement, it's there exposed for our taking. influenced and playing your role as a consumer. following the white rabbit.
that's where i feel like our choices keep individuality alive within ourselves. it's such a personal thing when we make our own decisions. we are absolutely influenced by outside factors but in the end it is our choice. a YES and NO are two simple but defining words. it's starts with that. we live deep in choices that we have made, and have yet to make. it's growing up purgatory when we take an extended amount of time and energy to make our choices. prolonging growth towards happiness and days filled with smiles. i mean some choices are harder to make than others. that i understand. but it's the ones that we want to make, but don't. a total buzz killer on many levels.
we can't be afraid to walk down a path that not many choose because it's not to their liking, or approved by society, friends, or strangers. what is right to one person can be wrong to another. choose the path that's right for YOU. it's the road less traveled that i see for myself. there's no turning back. i'm letting go of the past with no regrets.
so walk with me. what are you waiting for?
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