MidReal Story
The Unconventional Path to Self-Discovery
Scenario: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
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Robert Frost walked down the path in a yellow wood, and he stopped.
He had a decision to make.
He had to choose which path to take, and it wasn’t easy.
Both paths looked identical, and he couldn’t tell which one was more traveled than the other.
Robert Frost didn’t know what to do, but then he saw a fork in the road.
That’s when he knew.
He had been trying to walk down two paths at the same time.
It was impossible, so he stopped, and he looked at the two paths that lay before him.
Robert Frost walked down the path in a yellow wood, and he stopped.
He had a decision to make.
He had to choose which path to take, and it wasn’t easy.
Both paths looked identical, and he couldn’t tell which one was more traveled than the other.
Robert Frost didn’t know what to do, but then he saw a fork in the road.
That’s when he knew.
He had been trying to walk down two paths at the same time.
It was impossible, so he stopped, and he looked at the two paths that lay before him.
It was early morning, so there was dew on the grass and leaves that covered both of the paths.
Frost looked at the first path, and he saw that it was covered in leaves that were still attached to their branches.
Frost looked at the second path, and he saw that it was covered with leaves that had already fallen off of their branches.
Frost knew that meant that no one had walked down the first path yet this morning, so he was about to go that way when something stopped him.
He looked at the first path again, and he saw something that he hadn’t seen before.
The first path had a lot of wear on it, which meant that it was probably used a lot by people walking on it every day.
Frost decided that he didn’t want to go down that way since so many other people already had gone before him.
He wanted to be unique, so he decided not to go that way.
Instead, he decided to go down the second path since no one else had used it yet today.
He found a hamburger there. What a surprise!
Robert Frost found himself faced with two diverging paths in a yellow wood, and he could not decide which one to take.
He knew he could not take both; instead, he takes the one less traveled by.
However, as soon as he makes his choice, he wonders if it really will have made all the difference.
Frost admits that he might be telling this story in “somewhat exaggerated tones” (1).
He reflects on his experience in the yellow wood, where both paths were covered with leaves not yet trodden down by feet.
The traveler who had worn both trails into the wood’s surface died long ago; now Frost is faced with making his own choice about his future direction.
However, as much as he would like to “foretell” where each choice might take him, he knows that is impossible (1).
The outcome of his choice is “as far as ever from being foretold” (1).
In contrast, a traveler who could see “far as sight” would have no trouble choosing between two diverging roads because they can see what lies ahead (1).
However, Frost’s ability to see into the future is limited by the fact that a bend in the wood obscures his vision; the undergrowth between the trees prevents him from seeing where each pathway might lead him in the future (1).
Frost looks ahead as far as possible but can only see the undergrowth in the distance; in places where the roads diverge in the wood, they look “just about the same,” so Frost knows the decision will not be easy (2).
Frost admits that it is impossible to know what lies ahead when making a choice like this one; instead of standing there trying to decide what to do forever, Frost decides to take one path and save the other for another day (2).
Looking back on his decision now, Frost admits that taking the road less traveled has made all the difference.
Frost also admits that the road he chose might not have been any different from the other road at all; while one road might have been a little less worn than the other road, neither road had been “trodden black” (3).
As a result of his decision to take one road over another, Frost has made all the difference; this decision has defined his journey through life.
Frost thinks of how he will tell his story one day when talking about his youth: He will say that when faced with two roads that diverged in a yellow wood, he chose the one less traveled by (3).
Frost reflects on his own philosophy of life, which is rooted in his belief in choosing a direction for yourself rather than following someone else’s lead (3).
