Thursday, 6 December 2007

15 seconds

If you only had 15 seconds left in your life, what would your final act be? To tell that someone special you loved her/him? To thank your family for all their love? To drink and be merry with your friends? To go to some scenic quiet place and await death alone? Think about what you've been spending your time doing, and ask yourself- would I regret spending my life the way I've been? And answer it.

On a totally different note, I've always loved the Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Mr Frost, I ask for forgiveness in advance, because I am going to modify your work with my own feeble lines- because I believe that what speech cannot express, words can; and I possess none of your great skill in pen.

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.

Being human, I bent very low,
For the unknown I very much feared
Amid the bushes I saw an inviting bright glow
Long and hard I squinted and peered
But still its origin I did not know.

Almost blinded by the rays I looked away
On a whim I turned to the other lane
Just as long and winding, was this other way
As I looked at the path a fair maiden came
But not a single word would she utter.

And both roads that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
"Follow me" the dancing light seemed to say
But the maiden beckoned me down her track
Smiling with a finger on her lips.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
For whichever way I traveled by
It will have made all the difference
For knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I would ever come back

Two roads diverged in a wood that morn
and I-- by the choice, in two was torn
You ask, did I on the correct path descend?
My dear friend, the problem is--
I wouldn't know, until I've reached the end.

My version of emo-ing. Hope it makes sense to some of you.

If I had 15 seconds left in my life: I would like to spend those 15 seconds giving all my love, with no regrets.

OH YEA, on a side note, LSE offered me an unconditional offer for law. So did King's. Praise the Lord.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey..I like your version of the poem, I love Robert Frost's version as well. =)

Congrats on your offer!