The Road Not Taken

In life, we will face numerous decisions. Some are minor, such as what you want to eat for dinner or if you want to go to the movies. Sometimes these decisions can be life altering and can impact your entire life. In Robert Frost’s Poem “The Road Not Taken”, it explores this dilemma of being forced to choose between two paths in life and its impact on your life.

The poem is set in a forest the narrator is hiking through; where at a point in his trip, he is forced to make an important decision. Which road should he take? He inspects both roads and finds that they “Had worn them really about the same”. The narrator knows that whichever road he embarks on will be final and he cannot turn back. He decides on one of the roads and travels down it. In the last stanza, the narrator shows regret in his decision by saying,” I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence” The overall theme of the poem is that sometimes you will be forced to make an important decision in life. That decision might be final and can affect you for the rest of your life. Sometimes

In life I have had to make decisions on minor things such as what to have for breakfast or if I want to go to the movies. I have also been forced to make important decisions in life. One of the most important decisions I have made is when I chose to accept Jesus Christ as my savior. I was faced with a fork in the road. A path of sin and eventual eternal damnation or Follow God’s path he has set before me. I made my choice and it has and forever will affect my life. In the future I will forced to make important decisions such as, what career path I will take, what college I want to attend, and where I would like to live in the world. All these things and more can affect my entire life if I choose poorly. That is why you should try to make the right decisions in life, so you won’t regret it