Wednesday, 7 September 2011

If G-d Leads You To It, He'll Lead You Through It

The Love Song of  J. Alfred Prufrock
 I have always loved this poem. For some reason this specific section kept coming to mind today:

And indeed there will be time

To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?”

Time to turn back and descend the stair,

With a bald spot in the middle of my hair—
       
(They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”)

My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,

My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin—

(They will say: “But how his arms and legs are thin!”)

Do I dare
       
Disturb the universe?

In a minute there is time

For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.



Do I dare? Do I dare to make choices that may alter the course of my life irrevocably? Do I dare forge a new path ahead, into the unknown, without a guide, a map or even an idea of where I'm headed?

Without hesitation, I must answer yes. I have no choice really. I have been caught, unprepared, in a situation where the only option is to move forward. This is a test of my strength and composition. I have what it takes. Its just been waiting to come out. 

I feel like a bird that has been set free. I may not know where I am flying yet, but I'm flying. 

That's really all that matters.







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