“Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.”
Jonas Salk
Two roads diverged.....a line from the Robert Frost poem,The Road Not Taken.
I thought alot about this line today as I drove my morning route.
Along the way on life's Journey, there are often forks in the road when the choice must be made as to which road to take.
It has been my experience that I have chosen the road less travelled more often than not.
Not that I am some daredevil.
Nor am I a rebel.
Or a carefree spirit.
I am ,by my nature, inclined to wonder why not more often than just why.
Why not try something different?
Why not explore new possibilities?
Why not see what might be new and different?
Today, I feel like once again, life is at a crossroads.
This time however, it's not just my life.
It's as if all of us are at that fork in the road.
As we remain frozen in place by this quarantine,many are starting to realize that a Journey is only a Journey if we are heading somewhere.
Standing in one spot for too long is putting a hiatus on the Journey.
It's time to move on.
Much of what I am hearing is how we get back on track,back on the path we were on two months ago before the shutdown.
Once again, I find myself asking,since we do seem to be at a crossroads, why not take the opportunity to head down a new trail.
Is the path that I was on the best one for me today?
What new adventures and opportunities are there in another direction?
I know others are heading towards the path that leads back to where we were headed before the quarantine, but is that the only option for me, for us, today?
I don't think so.
History shows exactly where that road will lead us to.
How do I know?
We have been down this road before.
Given this opportunity, why not head off down the road less traveled.
Or for that matter, blaze a new trail.
Why not create a road into a wilderness that has not previously been explored?
We are at a crossroads.
Sounds like a great time to begin an adventure!
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