At places it is smooth as butter, luring you to speed through it enjoying the thrill of being in charge And then, suddenly there are bumps and potholes giving you a reality jerk, very harsh.
At places it is straight as pine you may glide and even take your eyes off it At places it gets serpentine with twists and turns you need to be alert and make the right moves a wrong one can put you on an unwanted u-turn.
This way your journey goes on sometimes the road is guiding you sometimes it becomes part of your crew. And then one day, you reach your destination and your journey ends You bid adieu to the road and it moves on and on guiding some other traveller to his destination.
Such is a road
Is it any different from life?
Keeping track of a wandering mind 
yes life is a destination and a route many people are dubious to take, this was a great post and very interesting 🙂
As I was reading your words, I was likening the roads you spoke of with life …
exactly where you were taking me!
Yes! Smooth roads and sailing along, then kerplump … a big, huge pothole that you think you’ll never get out of … and ponder what kind of damage has been done!
Very thought provoking words, Datsme!
Hugs to you!
Cottage Girl: Wow..great minds, think alike 🙂 Thanks for your kind words.
Glad you liked the header 🙂
Oops! I almost forgot … I love your header!
Very articulate, and well written Datsme.
The road your are writing about implies to me some degree of predestination.
If you have religious faith then you believe God has designed a road for you to follow. You can still get lost, but the better you can read his sign post the better you will reach the destination he had planned for you, and receive his reward.
If your faith is grounded in the natural system of the world you live in, then you will see nature as providing you with a blue print. You can choose to live within, or try to redesign.
Your DNA establishes some limitations. Their are circumstance in life that are beyond your control. You can choose to live with these limitations, or try and blaze a new trail.
The degree to which you understand nature, and the process of Natural Selection, shape how successful you will be in finding the best path, in whichever direction you choose to walk.
Ed: Very well said Ed. I don’t believe in god per se but yes I do believe in fate and destiny. A path is pre decided for you but if you wish you may alter it.
I do agree that there are some circumstances that are beyond your control but accepting them as they are is the hardest thing to do.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Ed 🙂
Dearest Datsme,
What a wonderful journey.
Life’s journeys are truly just as interesting
as we choose to live it.
Life paths are chose roads for us
but how we live our life paths
will determined who we truly are.
Always do yourself justice
whenever on the road!
I will always pray for you
safe and kind roads along your journey.
Datse, I have dedicated a haiku for you.
please see it at
http://justmeshakirack.blogspot.com/2010/02/may-sunshine-upon-you-always.html
I hope you like it.
hugs
shakira
Shakira: Wow..a reply in form of a poem! super cool 🙂 I read the haiku and i totally adored it 🙂
Glad you liked the header 🙂
Oh Datsme,
I meant to tell you that
I LOOVVEEE YOUR NEW HEADER!
hugs
shakira
beautiful attractions along your road..
Hope that u enjoy the fun !
take care!
like your new settings! 😉
Jingle: Thank you 🙂 Pray that I survive the journey and reach the intended destination 🙂 Glad you liked the header 🙂
So you mean to say road is life. If so, what is the destination ?
@ Sri TAtsat, I say, destination is death. However, you never know, it might be the beginning of another journey…
just as many have said, life’s a road…and for some of us we believe that the end of the road leads to a definite destination. your poem made me think of my life and how well i deal with things being smooth vs. serpentine. u made me question how well i respond to the obstacles of life. thanks…i love to analyze. ;^)
~IS
Inspired Syntax: Thank you so much. If reading this poem got you thinking, that is the biggest compliment for me 🙂
no, it is life…that is what i was thinking the whole time i was reading…great stuff! the road gives us stories we carry with us to enrich our destination.
Brian Miller: Very true indeed 🙂
excellent.
i believe that my life is a journey.
the destinations and potholes are all to be remembered and celebrated.
As they are lessons that lead to a super highway.
And the goal.
Kseverny: Well said indeed 🙂
Dearest Datsme,
Got a FABULOUS AWARD just for you!
Come over and claim it!
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hugs
shakira
Shakira: Thank you so much!! 🙂
I like how the road isn’t just something passive that you travel, but has a personality and intentions of its own… Sometimes life *does* guide you and you have no choice but to follow it.
Kelsey: True. Sometimes it is hard to pinpoint, who is guiding whom 🙂
@ Neeraj Ji- Well, that would indeed be the natural/popular perception. Why bother writing about what is already there on the surface ?
Hi datsme, new to your blog. I liked this because it is so true – and in most cases things never go according to plan! Which is why one should have some back-up plans. Too bad we don’t have sat-nav when we get off track tough..
Thanks for sharing
TH
Talibhaiku: Welcome to my blog 🙂 Good to see you here.
Backup plans are good but sometimes even they do not work and you are thrown in completely alien situations. And considering how life loves to test people, Im sure a sat-nav device will also come in an unknown language and without a manual 😀
I enjoy how the road is like your companion…on the road XD
So many times we think of it as something that is devoid of personality. It’s nice to see that given back to the paths we take 🙂
/hugs
The “Good” Doctor
Good Doctor: Welcome to my blog 🙂 Nice to see you here.
Well thats the way it is actually…at times even objects seem to have personalities and I have known people who do not seem to have any. 😀
a gift 4 u!
Happy Saturday!
Jingle: THANK YOU!! This is soo sweet. 🙂
Life is a path just like that. Nicely described……
Came here via Jingles blog,
Happy blogging
Sam: Welcome to my blog 🙂 Glad you liked it.
Lots of good thinking material here. Seems like sometimes the view from that road is lovely and lush, other times its swampy and icky. But that’s life,right? Very nicely done..:-)