The Road not Taken

3. Write the speaker's speech at his 80's birthday. (200 words)

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

I have decided to open up my speech with the first and last stanzas, which basically sum up my life, my journey to where I stand today. I am now telling this with a sigh, somewhere ages and ages hence, a sigh of relief that I have been through such a fulfilling life. My dream of being a poet came true, and I did not give in to people's expectations and norms. I.. I have chosen the less traveled by road.

I am very excited to be here today in front of all of you, and to be able to tell my story. I had a lot of ups and downs in my life, and "that has made all the difference" :)

We are facing problems almost every day, often we do not take them seriously. The problem I had to deal with almost 60 years ago was a life changing problem. I could not "travel both ways" so I needed to choose only one and that was a hard decision to make. At last when I decided to be a poet.. I understood that I had chosen the less traveled by road.
and that's my story...:)