Make your choice, adventurous Stranger; Strike the bell and bide the danger, Or wonder, till it drives you mad, What would have followed if you had. (ch. 4)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- You must choose to act and face danger or remain passive and be driven mad by curiosity about the untaken path.
- In plain terms
- Decide to act or stay stuck wondering what could have been.
- What can you take from it?
- Action is preferable to paralyzing curiosity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What path are you avoiding?
- Is fear stopping you from acting?
Another view
Sometimes caution is wiser than immediate action.
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