The road less traveled

It all seems like yesterday, when i was in junior college and thought i had a world of opportunities. I was so sure then that by 30, i'm gonna do something great, be someone of importance and glamour.

Before long, i have been driven down a concrete path. And there isn't any glamour in it.

I realise now that as a kid, i've been so misguided. I was taught to see glamour in the lives of einstein, thomas edison and the likes, and follow their footstep. It's so ridiculous now. No doubt such a naive idea predisposed me to pain and disappointment.

And that was the road laid out for me. The supposedly glamourous one, where life-changing inventions await. I didn't bother looking for another one less traveled.

If i were to go back to 5 years old, perhaps i'd want to learn the greatness in a banking job, or such-like corporate positions. Then i'd have a much more comfortable life now. If i were to go back to 18 years old, i'd want to have the strength to resist following einstein's lead and go straight into medicine.

But i can't change any of that. The road less traveled was always open to me actually. I just didn't see it.