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.
As many of you know, this is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.
Often in life we face choices of which direction to take. Occasionally those choices diverge from the path others have taken. Sometimes this is not just in a physical realm. Sometimes these are decisions tied to personal moral dilemmas. Moral dilemmas demand a moral compass. This moral compass contains pieces and parts of our Scout Oath and Law. It provides the azimuth, which is often not the path that others are taking. Do not let the Scout Oath and Law be meaningless words. Reflect on their meaning and live your life accordingly. As such, I challenge you to let your morals be your guide instead of merely following the paths of others.
I will keep myself morally straight.