'The right path'

They say God said, “In your journey of life, there will be a right path and a wrong path. Make sure you choose the right one.”

But sometimes it just so happens that no path is right and no path is wrong. And right beside them is a lush green meadow where you can always sit, relax and have fun. The lushness of it hypnotizes your mind enough to keep you captivated in it. But deep in your mind, you know that you can’t stay where you are. Life does not wait for you to go to sleep in the middle of it. To reach the end of the journey, you cannot be like the rabbit, who took a nap and lost to the turtle. You cannot slack off just because you are happy now or maybe because you cannot see beyond the next bend. The next bend may be strewn with spikes or loaded with flowers. And once you choose your path, there is no reverse gear. You have to go ahead and lose yourself in the wilderness.

If only God had put up pole signs saying, “The right path.” How much easier would it have been!