Lens-Artists Challenge #100: The Long and Winding Road

Some days everything seems clear, even when the road ahead might appear long and far away.

“The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Other days, you can’t really tell where you’re headed and feel as though you’re descending into darkness.

“Life is not always perfect. Like a road, it has many bends, ups and down, but that’s its beauty.”
― Amit Ray, World Peace: The Voice of a Mountain Bird

Some days, you’re not even sure it really IS a road and or even where you’ll end up.

“If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don’t want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all.”
― David Livingstone

But even when it seems darkest, there’s often a rainbow, some beauty, something for which to be thankful.

“If you don’t go to very difficult roads, you will only reach places where everyone reaches!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

for Lens-Artists Challenge #100 – The Long and Winding Road