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Retired from 10 years in the Canadian Navy, and 28 years in the Canadian Diplomatic Service, with postings in Beijing, Mexico City, Sri Lanka, Romania, Abu Dhabi, Guyana, Ireland, Trinidad, and, last but not least, India.

Friday, 24 February 2012

All Roads Are Taken




This is a tribute to Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, with a nod to the amazing laws of Quantum Physics

All Roads Are Taken

A fork in my Path appeared ahead,
and with quantum physics as my guide,
I suspended logic, and, with little dread,
used multi-worlds theory in its stead,
and followed both branches, as yet untried.

In this Reality, I continued on,
while another me trudged the other way.
As time passed, the branch was gone,
and, without regret, I walked alone,
but think of other roads each day.

Other choices would, I knew, appear,
and I’d travel each, as another me.
I’d face each decision without fear,
knowing, that, while I stay here,
different horizons my “others” see.

With this Illusion passed away,
peering through the undergrowth,
another me will stand and say,
“I’ll save this route for another day,”
but will end up travelling both!



The Ancient Hippie

The Ancient Hippie
Natraj dances with us all.

Welcome, and Namaste

Greetings fellow travellers,

For you American friends visiting, you will notice that this old Canadian uses Canadian English in this blog: kindly bear with me. As I blog primarily on subjects that are vitally interesting to me, I appreciate all feedback.

As I tend to be a bit of a language usage freak, I will, as required, edit obscenity and rude comments. That said, I welcome your opinions and discussion.

May your Dharma be clear

Peace

"If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended:
That you have but slumb'red here,
While these visions did appear."


Puck’s epilogue to A Midsummer Night’s Dream