What matters is how you travel....

Standing at a fork in the journey of my life, i wonder which path i should choose. This isnt the first time that i have had to make such a decision, a decision of choosing between two or more options that now seem to hold equivalent promise. Each one carries upsides and downturns of its own. All seem equally good decisions to make. The decision i make now will define the course and nature of the journey ahead. It isnt even a case of taking the "path less traversed" or the path where everyone is going. On previous such occasions i was immature and let others take such decisions for me and bindly proceeded in the direction they pointed. Some of those decisions i regret having followed, others i celebrate. All i know is i am here now and i cannot let anyone else make the choice...because no one knows me better than me myself. Then where should i go?

A great voice once murmured in my ear, " Ask for information not advice". I did that and still all the options hold their own. Each path offers breathtaking views, endless oppurtunities, and each path has a distinct charm of its own. Should i take the path that is easier now?...but then it may get difficult later...where will each one lead me?...What lies ahead in each?...Which direction will lead to more gains?...Which path will make me what i aspire to be? These questions haunt me and i am only putting them off till the last minute...waiting for some divine intervention to point me in the right direction.

As i give this dilemna more thought, i realise that the best way to tackling a fork in the journey of life is to listen to yourself. Your inner voice, listen hard, it will speak up...follow your gut instinct...because what should really matter to you is not where each path leads and which is more difficult....what matters is, how you travel, that you take in the beauty of journey, enjoy every moment of it, meet people, take inspiration from the slightest of things, give joy to fellow travellers...what matters is how you travel.