Paths

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-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

In this life, we face many pathways and choices. One path is broad and wide, and easy to travel on. The path is clear and smooth. Unfortunately, as you walk down this path your burden becomes extremely heavy and unbearably difficult to carry. The reason your burden is so excruciatingly painful is because as you walk down this path you are constantly seeking the immediate pleasures this life has to offer. And as you walk, you grab at anything and everything that will fulfill your pressing desires. On this path you are only thinking of the here and now and not the future so you are constantly being weighed down by the pressures of this life to fulfill all your needs and desires.

The other path is narrow and small, and traveling down this path may be a little more difficult. This path is not easily found and is not often traveled. This path is not the easiest path to walk down, but on this path you will find the greatest reward. Unlike the other path, on this path your burden is easy and light because someone has taken your burden and put it on his shoulders. On this path, instead of thinking about what can fulfill your immediate pleasures and desires, you seek an eternal reward which will never lose its satisfaction. As you walk down this path all your needs are met and all your burdens are carried by someone much stronger than you.

Which path will you choose? I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” ~Matthew 6:19-24

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” ~Matthew 7:13-14