The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken

by Robert Frost

Two Roads diverge 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

Took the less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Life gives us so many decisions to make, and it gives us the right moments to make those decisions. We must be wise when choosing, for the ways we take will affect our lives.

One must not always choose the easier-looking path. How would you ever feel the joy or learn the lessons in making efforts if you would take the easy road? It is true that there are many hardships in life, but these hardships are laid in front of us to learn and, not only to gain intellect, but to gain wisdom as well. It is the difference between knowledge and experience that makes life so beautiful.

-Isabelle

"Consider the paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm"

Prov. 4:26