You're walking down the road. It's wooded and verdant. Beautiful.
You come to a fork. Which way to go? Frost liked the "Road Less Travelled."
Whatever.
One path leads to an end...wherever...whatever....whenever.
The other one too.
But path #1 is gravelly, goes up and down hills, across streams, through the desert and is very difficult.
But you're strong and determined and you'll reach the end.
Path #2 is smooth and flat and the air is moved by a gentle breeze and the temperature is steady and comfortable.
Along the way there are several oases and meadows to relax in. There are fruit trees and cool ponds to refresh in. And there are even people to carry you part of the way if you get too tired to walk.
Path #1 is dry and dusty and there isn't much water so you'll have to carry your own. There are no fruit trees or berry bushes so you'll have to carry your own food too. There are no meadows to sleep in so you'll be spending the nights on the cold hard ground. There are no other travellers interested in carrying you...they are too busy making their own way.
Choose either path and you get to the end...your end...wherever that is.
Which would you choose...?
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I had a mentor for a while who had a personal axiom or mantra: "The hard way becomes easy, and the easy way hard."
ReplyDeleteAlways liked that one, and have tried to follow it.
- Doug