The Moral Vision
Road Block
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ROAD BLOCK
When a road is under repair, a notice bearing the
words “Road Closed” is put up to warn unwary
travellers. But this does not mean that the path to
one’s destination is irrevocably barred. There are
always other highways and by-ways—it is just a
question of looking around for them. Sometimes
one can reach one’s destination just as well by zig-
zagging through narrow lanes and alley-ways. The
only difference is that this takes somewhat longer,
and one has to keep one’s wits about one to
negotiate narrower roadways and sharper turnings.
But arrive one finally does.
Life’s journey is very often like this. One would like
to proceed by broad straight routes, moving fast
and reaching one’s goal in the most direct possible
way. But, so often such roads are blocked, and
achieving success begins to seem a very difficult
matter. But for every major route which is blocked,
there are always several minor roads which are
open. It is just a question of having to go about
things in a roundabout way. This is particularly
true if you meet with an adversary and feel that you
