Of Sheeps and Sticks

Did you know that: If you hold a stick in front of the foremost sheep in a flock that was walking down a trail in the mountains, he will jump it, and every sheep thereafter will jump when he reaches the spot, even if the stick was to be removed. This poem reminds me so much of Robert Frost's Road Not Taken (which I believe you "young" people took for SPM!!). If we open our eyes, we might see the facts and opportunities that we never knew existed. That's what I keep telling myself. =) The bridge of life is still very long before us. Who knows what rewards or obstacles awaits us there, unless we finally reach arrive in the end.


The Things That Haven't Been Done Before
by Edward A. Guest.

The things that haven't been done before,
Those are the things to try;
Columbus dreamed of an unknown shore
At the rim of the far-flung sky,
And his heart was bold and his faith was strong
As he ventured in dangers new,
And he paid no heed to the jeering throng
Or the fears of the doubting crew.

The many will follow the beaten track
With guideposts on the way,
They live and have lived for ages back
With a chart for every day.
Someone has told them it's safe to go
On the road he has traveled over,
And all that they ever strive to know
Are the things that were known before.

A few strike out, without map or chart,
Where never a man has been,
From the beaten paths they draw apart
To see what no man has seen.
There are deeds they hunger alone to do;
Though battered and bruised and sore,
They blaze the path for the many, who
Do nothing not done before.

The things that haven't been done before
Are the tasks worth while today;
Are you one of the flock that follows, or
Are you one that shall lead the way?
Are you one of the timid souls that quail
At the jeers of a doubting crew,
Or dare you, whether you win or fail,
Strike out for a goal that's new?

~The air was not part of the domain of humanity till the Wright brothers made themselves birdmen~ Joe McKenzie