The Road Not Taken

I recently got my hands on the book The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. I'm sure many of you recall studying it in form 4 or 5 as one of our compulsary literature components but i espcecially like this poem because it relates to me..=) btw..the book is really good..many very good poems and life lessons that I find difficult to comprehend...but thanks to technology..there r loads of websites for help..well here it goes..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.

When I was in high school, i remember being taught that it was about the rewards of forging your own way in life and not following the path of others have taken. However, after some research, I found out that Robert Frost never intended it that way and referred to it as a very tricky poem. This poem was about his friend walking the woods in London and coming to a crossroad, there's no turning back in life, although one might change paths later on in life, they still can't change the past. It is about coming to crossroads of your life and making the decision. The poem was actually the thoughts of the traveler thinking back on the choice he made, wondering if it was the right one.Sounds familiar? Well, I guess after high school, we all come to that crossroad. It relates well to me, taking a road so uncertain. I truly hope one day, I could say, that has made all the difference. To all my friends out there, who have chosen paths not so popular, I admire all of you for daring to be different. Good luck & God has a great plan installed for all of us. I love you guys! =)