The Right Road

The Road Not Taken

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. 

Robert Frost

This is the famous poem by Robert Frost, which has influenced many people including me. But I would like to lead my life on a different principle - That of choosing the right path, the correct path, always - to see how this turns out, or if at all there is such a thing as the right path. Till now I have tried to walk the right path & do the right thing by everybody near and dear to me. I may have slipped once or twice & punished more than enough for it as far as I could judge.

        I read an interesting article in today's times of india by Gurcharan Das 'Modern marriages arn't made in heaven'. Superb insight into the psyche of men. The movie Waitress with Nathan Fillion was also good. Learnt about the Johari  window from Sum. He attributed my qualities as 'quiet', 'introvert', 'independent', 'organised' & 'logical'. I would have preferred 'kind' , 'loving', 'warm', 'witty' & 'spontaneous'. I will now make spontaneous efforts to change myself .