“The Road Not Taken”
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
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.
“The Road Not Taken” is reprinted from Mountain Interval. Robert Frost. New York: Henry Holt, 1921
“El camino no elegido”
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Dos caminos se bifurcaban en un bosque amarillo,
Y apenado por no poder tomar los dos
Siendo un viajero solo, largo tiempo estuve de pie
Mirando uno de ellos tan lejos como pude,
Hasta donde se perdía en la espesura;
Entonces tomé el otro, imparcialmente,
Y habiendo tenido quizás la elección acertada,
Pues era tupido y requería uso;
Aunque en cuanto a lo que vi allí
Hubiera elegido cualquiera de los dos.
Y ambos esa mañana yacían igualmente,
¡Oh, había guardado aquel primero para otro día!
Aun sabiendo el modo en que las cosas siguen adelante,
Dudé si debía haber regresado sobre mis pasos.
Debo estar diciendo esto con un suspiro
De aquí a la eternidad:
Dos caminos se bifurcaban en un bosque y yo,
Yo tomé el menos transitado,
Y eso hizo toda la diferencia.
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“When you travel, go with those who are better than you, or at least equal.
If there are none, go alone; do not travel in company of fools.”
Buddha Gautama
“Cuando viajes, ve con aquellos que son mejores que tú, o al menos iguales.
Si no los hay, ve solo; no viajes en compañía de idiotas.”
Buda Gautama
Tags: Buddha, companion, friend, friendship, journey, Road, travel
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“Some stories, even ones buried deep in memory and subconscius, had a way of burrowing up into the light, of demanding conscious attention, until you have little choice but to write them.”
That Old Cape Magic. Richard Russo
“Algunas historias, incluso las que estaban profundamente enterradas en el recuerdo y el subconsciente, tenían un modo de salir a la luz, de reclamar atención consciente, hasta que no tenías más remedio que escribirlas.”
That Old Cape Magic. Richard Russo
Tags: bring to light, Memories, stories, subconscious
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