
Two roads diverged in a wood, and
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
...Robert Frost
Was Mr.Frost really right when he said this?What exactly was the context of this poem by him? did he literally take the road less traveled?
Hehheheh hahah weird thought in my mind.I have always loved these lines and the other Frost poem, "Promises to keep" is one of my favorites( though I am not much of a poem reader :) )
I started writing this post with something else in my mind and here I am blabbering about Mr.Frost.
Yeah so the lines about two roads..Hmm does it happen with any of you that after a crucial decision is taken you look back and wonder if it really was the right choice.
Something like driving on a road, one wrong turn and then you look back and curse the moment you took the turn.I mean yes this turn can be frequently traveled or less traveled ;)
I am standing on such a highway, where if I look back I see two roads that diverged and I see the other road.I wont say I regret the turn that I took but yes I cant help and think if the other road would have been as rocky or more rocky or...
The choice was to shift base to a new location to be with my husband post marriage.
The choice was to quit a decent choice in recessionary times.
The choice was to sacrifice the lovely moments of being a newly married couple together.
And I quit.I know this is not a road less traveled, but yes it was definitely new for me.A year ago the very thought of quitting would have been sacrilegious for me.
But in the newly married days, the choice was made in minutes.And of course there was always the confidence of finding a new job soon.
But its been four months, not being used to a sitting at home, to a slow paced life and most importantly missing the high of being in the work place is killing me:(
There are times when I wonder, what if I would have stayed back?
After a long distance courtship we would have had a long distance marriage with weekend visits.
Home would not have been home for me
I would have never known my maid so well;)
I wouldn't have seen Pather Panchali and the dozens of movies that I have seen in the past few months
I wouldn't have rediscovered my love for drawing and painting
I would have never discovered that I can be a great cook
Yeah I would have had a paycheck and a career, which anyways I will have soon..But come to think of it the pros outweigh the cons.
And anyways at the end of the day being with the one person you want to build your dreams with is reason enough to say I took the Road less traveled and that has made all the difference :)
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In the mean time; think of WRITE turn, u ha(d)ve, whatever?
heheheehe sure Apps :)
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