The Road not Taken

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 took the one less traveled by,


And that has made all the difference.

This poem by Robert Frost is one of my personal favorites because it is something we as disciples of Christ have to live.  There are two roads and one is a lot more travelled.  One is a lot more popular.  One is a lot more convenient.  Which one of these are we going to travel? 

This cartoon demonstrates the worlds point of view.  They make fun of the idea, but that is not a new concept to us.  For Lehi and Nephi saw a vision where the exact same thing occurred.  Lets be steadfast and immovable and take the road less travelled for that truly will make all of the difference for us and our families.

What is the road less travelled?

It is the straight and narrow path.  Some of us cringe at the thought and sight of this path, but in reality it should be the opposite.  Elder Maxwell says this, "There is a real risk that members of the Church—particularly the young—may perceive the concept of the straight and narrow way too narrowly. Variations of the concept of the straight and narrow path appear many times in the scriptures, but it is really a description of a clearly marked corridor to salvation and exaltation—a path of high adventure for the brave, not the intolerant; it is not an ecclesiastical “country club” situated on a narrow theological terrace. The way is as wide as infinity in terms of its requirements of love and truth; it confines us only in marking those peril points along the path of life.

How very grateful I am for the straight and narrow path.  Sadly it is often the one less travelled, but we have our own agency to decide which path we will take.  Let us take the one which will line us up for eternal rewards and happiness.