Walking on the snow

Yesterday when it was snowing like crazy, I decided to go and mail those letters which had been lying on my desk since three days. It wasn't advisable but then who needed advice. I put on as many clothes I could and started out. Moment I was out of the door I discovered that I had forgotten my letters inside. I ran back. Took out my key. Believe me, on a cold winter day, it's a struggle to even take out a key from your pocket and unlock the door. I went inside my home and picked up the letters. Finally, when i mailed the letters I was relieved. A task was completed. My mind was at a peace for a while. I started my journey back home. There were huge piles of ice everywhere. It was a struggle to walk. I soon discovered that it was easy to walk on that path where someone had already walked. It was easy to find footprints on fresh snow. However, it was challenging to walk on that path where no one had walked before(12 inches of snow) that cold winter morning and create my own footprints. All of a sudden I realised...what an irony. That is the very truth of life. We want to take easy path because it makes us feel secure and we know we will reach our destination if we keep moving on that path. Secure because we know someone has walked on that road before and there is less risk of our falling on that path. It is always difficult to make your own road when circumstances are bad and road untread upon seems unfriendly......