Day Two
Taken at a junction on the River Walk above Flat Rock, Augusta.
"... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference." From: 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost
When I chose this one it dawned on me that I had another ‘road’ or direction quote. Well, so be it. Life is indeed a journey along a path – our path. And that is Frost’s point, we have choices, they are our choices as to which way to go. At the heart of these lines is the call to authenticity, will we go the road well travelled – the predictable, comfortable, everybody is doing it road; or the road less travelled – the one that is going to stretch us, deepen us, cause us to question (and question ourselves), enable us to grow, the one that includes pain or discomfort, love and love lost ….?
Frost, ever the subtle poet, guides us discretely to the thought that authenticity is about being true to self and honouring that which only we can bring to the world, to community. This not new, but Frost is original and profound, giving a new angle on life through his own experience. For Frost, the authentic person can only be truly themselves if they take their own path. It is an acknowledgement that no one can carry us or do it for us, no one else can be us. Frost doesn’t preach or moralise, he simply honours his own authenticity with – “And that has made all the difference.” He rejoices in his choice to go his way, to therefore become himself, no matter what he meets along the way.
Today’s Nominations:
Paul,
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I could never get enough of the poem by Robert Frost.We all have so much to learn about life and its learnings from this poem. Thanks for sharing Paul.
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This is one of his best, and I beleive, as you say, that we have much to learn from it. Amazing isn’t it, so simple, yet so profound. Thank you.
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Yes it is.
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Beautiful and well layered I must say! I rather walk the road that’s less travelled! 🙂 God bless!
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Many thanks for reflecting on this Tammy.
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You’re welcome always! 🙂
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🙂
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One of my favorite quotes! Great post! 🙂
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Appreciate your comment and glad to know you really like that poem/line.
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Brilliant!
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Thanks for that.
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