A Road Less Travelled

A Road Less Travelled

By Robert Frost

The Road Not Taken,
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both,
And be one traveller, 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 travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

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The poem above described my situation and my decision. 2 days ago I made a choice.

I quit my job.

It's a great job. I have job security. I have a nice physical working environment. I like my colleagues. Only 1 thing did't fit in - the work.

I didn't like the hours I have to put in for the work that I do. I felt the output didn't justify the input. The more I consider my future, the more I see that what I'm doing now is not going to get me where I want to be.

After 1 year of frustration, pondering and praying - I decided to quit my job and take up a job offer I would never ever have considered taking.

I don't know how this journey I've chosen would be. I know it would provide me with the skills that I need. All I have is the assurance that God is my provider and He's with me all the way. I guess that's all I need. What more can I ask for? After all, as Jesus puts it, God feeds the sparrows and clothes the lilies in the field, He sent His son to die for me, how can I not trust Him who loves me so much?