The Road Not Taken

“Do not follow where the path may lead… Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” –Robert Frost- There is never a simple straight path that leaves us with only one direction to travel in. We are not meant to simply be put into idle and let our existence lead us down a route. Rather we are to choose the route ourselves, and our existence is to follow in our footsteps. We …

…of “The road not taken” we see the burden of regret in Frost’s writing, of having never taken the paths he chose not to travel on, those many years ago. However he remains proud of the decisions he has made, and he realizes that the paths he chose to take are the means that made him the man he is. “ I took the road less traveled by and that had made all the difference.”