Different roads

....no words could describe it.
Almost everyone who read the story said variations of, "she could've taken a different road"
I know. But that line of thinking is so simplistic.
But haven't you yourself get stuck in a road that you wish you've never taken? Take this example: You're stuck in a ditch because you failed to navigate your car to tackle the treacherous terrains of a kampung, the day is coming to an end, you have no torchlight and your phone batteries are dead..don't you wish you could've taken a different road and bypass all the s**t that transpires? But you couldn't. You could wish all you want but still your car is in the ditch and you're all alone in the dark wondering, "so, maybe this is what it's like in the dark ages."
No one to help you, simply because there's no one there.
Is it your fault? Maybe.
But you could never have known all this would happen.
So sometimes my friend, the option of choosing a different route is just not there. All you can do is just move on, trying your best to hold on until you approach another fork on the road or a dead end.
Forgive me, but I think she didn't have a choice.
You say,"there is always another choice."
How about if she didn't know any other way to get around it? That road is the only road she sees and she tread on that road with no small courage.
We can't say something is right or wrong if we don't know the whole story.
What people do, their practices and their beliefs are different from one another.
What is considered wrong to us may just be a norm for another..just because of the circumstances.
I do not condone her actions, but I believe I am able to try and understand why she did what she did.
People are always judging other people based on their own beliefs, unconsciously ignoring the fact that other people are different and cannot be fairly judged using the same set of principles and beliefs.
What is important is that the person's actions are true from the heart, lead by the mind with the guidance of knowledge.
Only the surface are different..when you try to look beyond that, you'll discover that we're not all that different.
Sense of right and wrong are generally the same and actions are supposed to be taken toward the greater good.
What other things are there? Nothing.
The different roads that we apparently have to take would eventually take you to who you really are.
This is why our aim, our purpose, our 'niat' is so important.
The very essence of life is change, so do not force yourself to be stagnant.
Open your mind, you'll be surprised what you'll see.
...this is what I think anyway.