Thursday, September 25, 2008

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; 5

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, 10

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. 15

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. 20
"

"Life begins at the intersection, what direction? What direction? What direction now? - Jon Foreman

Life is a constant intersection. Every moment causes the next, every breath is exhaled to breathe again, destruction gives birth to creation, and each moment influences how we consider the world. Who are you? Which Road will you take? What scenes will flood your eyes, what words will fall from your mouth, what thoughts will captivate your mind, what loves will dominate your heart?

More importantly, have you ever stopped at the intersection in order to think first? Do you consider who put those paths there in the first place, and who's going to be waiting at the end to greet you? Who's path are you taking, and where does it lead to?

"But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it." - Matthew 7:13

Will you?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I know not the path I take.
I only know the path I am on.
We cannot predict the future.
The time is now.