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Life’s Meandering Path
Life is never a straight through path. Growing up, I always wondered why the roads were never straight. I begrudgingly used the long tiring road since I was told that trespassing was at my own risk. Perhaps, the wisdom has always been there for us to see, the wisdom that just like the roads we travel everyday, our path to life share the same truth, that life is not paved, straight and easy.
Just like our roads, our life’s have meanders, sharp bends and rough terrains. So many people are stuck on the road to their destiny because they expected well manicured pavements instead, they were utterly disappointed by the presence of rambles, bumps, loose chippings and highly guarded roadblocks. Some found the road closed while others were ushered to a crossroad. The paths we walk through are eventful, incidences and accidences are a common scene. The sorry state of the roads in our life’s have made people helpless and hopeless. Many people have given up, wondering whether they lost their way.
We may never choose the roads we travel but we choose our attitude through the journey. We often tell ourselves that we shall enjoy the destination yet it is the journey we should enjoy. Sometimes we are so overwhelmed by the journey that we don’t stop to notice the clues left behind by those who have used the same path. The fact other users have successfully gone through the road should offer…
