Many people look forward to the destination, they put all of their thoughts and effort into it. But what many fail to realize, is that the destination did not get them to where they are, it was the journey. As famous personal trainer Greg Anderson says, “Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” Once you get to the destination, you realize all the fun and accomplishing came from the journey. What you build along the journey is what pays off at the destination, what makes the future rewarding.
The choices you make can completely change the course of events in the future. All of it depends on the thoughts and the influences going on in one’s head that can make things change. In Homer’s The Odyssey, in the section “The Cyclops,” Odysseus and his men land on the island of the Cyclopes. They …show more content…
Odysseus and his men then get to the cave. While his men wish to leave, Odysseus had other plans. They, “Lit a fire, burnt an offering, and took some cheese to eat; then sit in silence around the embers, waiting,” (Homer 174-176). Odysseus and his men make the very consequential decision that caused things to happen later on in the story. This decision eventually led to imprisoning and death, which all happened because Odysseus made this choice to let his curiosity get the best of him. Another person who faces a choice to go two ways is the speaker in “The Road Not Taken.” Robert Frost writes this poem to show the audience the choice the speaker makes that causes his life to go in a different direction. When he is faced at the foot of two paths, each going in different directions, he starts to examine them and separate the two based on appearance. After
The choices you make can completely change the course of events in the future. All of it depends on the thoughts and the influences going on in one’s head that can make things change. In Homer’s The Odyssey, in the section “The Cyclops,” Odysseus and his men land on the island of the Cyclopes. They …show more content…
Odysseus and his men then get to the cave. While his men wish to leave, Odysseus had other plans. They, “Lit a fire, burnt an offering, and took some cheese to eat; then sit in silence around the embers, waiting,” (Homer 174-176). Odysseus and his men make the very consequential decision that caused things to happen later on in the story. This decision eventually led to imprisoning and death, which all happened because Odysseus made this choice to let his curiosity get the best of him. Another person who faces a choice to go two ways is the speaker in “The Road Not Taken.” Robert Frost writes this poem to show the audience the choice the speaker makes that causes his life to go in a different direction. When he is faced at the foot of two paths, each going in different directions, he starts to examine them and separate the two based on appearance. After