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
A poem based on the choices that one makes. Poet
mentions that the person described in the poem, at last, chooses the secluded path
that is the road that was less traveled by people.
It suggests that whichever road one takes, one always
regrets for not choosing the other one, in the end.
I reckon, you might have got the idea of the argument being
broached, by now.
We, being humans, are habitually inclined towards following
the crowd. There's no harm to go mainstream, in fact it's the most innocuous
option.
Most of the people live such kind of life, they grow up,
earn for their living and die leaving no change in their surroundings. Despite
being harmless, going mainstream is yet the biggest mistake that we often make
while making decisions.
For instance, let's talk about our childhood, how many of
you have actually tried learning things that were out of your syllabus? How many
of you have thought of being friends with the most infamous faces of your
batch? Anyone?
We all tend to make the choices that have already been
prescribed by the society. I, personally, took computer engineering, not
because I had a profound interest in software, but because I thought it's what
most of the intelligent people opt for.
Taking a risk has no harm, believe me. You'll either succeed
or fail, but either way you'll gain an experience that will always make you a
stronger person and perhaps you'll find the right direction one day or the
other. You have got one heck of a ride called life, to live and not to get feared of.
The need of the hour is to break the taboos and make a
change, to leave a change in this orbit, before you die. Isn't it?
This world is full of wannabes, it doesn't need more of 'em.
Be the one, who you actually are, without giving a damn about the reaction of
your friends or friends of friends or friends of friends of friends...and so
on...
We Indians, have to follow some cultural rules and contours.
If YOU'RE comfortable with them, you must follow them. After all, it's your
choice that matters, but now a days, I see most of the young generation faking
it in front of their parents and fooling around.
If you don't like it, just tell them, there's no point in
being a 'sati sawitri' in front of your parents and being just the opposite in
clubs and discs. What I'm trying to say is, if you're different, accept it with
pride. You must be happy and proud of what you are, and if people don't accept
you for it, let it be how it is.
And that will never be a case, IF they actually care for
you.
Being a transgender or a homosexual is just one's choice,
same as being a working woman or being a house husband or being a cricketer is.
And it's a cruel reality that you might get offended by the society, many a
times. But at least you will be happy at the end of the day since you'll be
living for YOURSELF and not for others.
Cheers to being Original! :)
