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Max Ehrmann was an American writer, lawyer, and spiritualist, studying philosophy and law at Harvard University. He lived most of his life in his hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana, practicing law and working in his family's meat packing plant. "Desiderata" was his most notable work, a poem on simple living. Desiderata is Latin for "something desired," poignant for a humble man who was largely unknown in his lifetime, only achieving fame after his death. During the same period was an American poet named Robert Frost. Popular in his lifetime, Frost was regarded for his depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquialism, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes and the Congressional Gold Medal. Among the works of Frost, "The Road Not Taken," when paired with "Desiderata," achieves a consonance of tranquility. On their own, they stand as great works. In combination, textured by their history, they become a complete work. A parity between Eastern philosophy and American spiritualism. Just as ancient as it is modern. Christian as it is Taoist. A treatise on balance; whether a sheepherder or a big firm attorney, one can find relevance... "Desiderata" read by Tom Hiddleston Books I Recommend: The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (http://amzn.to/1Tf1Ho1) – Robert Frost The Poems of Max Ehrmann (http://amzn.to/1HGwarb)– Max Ehrmann The Road Not Taken: Finding America in the Poem Everyone Loves and Almost Everyone Gets Wrong (http://amzn.to/1UMy2RZ)– David Orr Music Theme – Chosen by Ross Bugden Jelsonic – Theme for an Unmade Space Flight, Saying Goodbye in the Rain If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you will get access to bonus episodes along with transcripts for every episode (including this one). If you'd like to do a single donation, you can use Paypal: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/ You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Robert Frost’s classic poem, The Road Not Taken. Also, October 21, 2015 has become known as Back to the Future Day because it is the exact date that Doc Brown, Marty McFly, and Jennifer travel to in the movie, Back to the Future 2. Now, if you look at both of these works - The Road Not Takenand Back to the Future 2- they might seem vastly different! But, beneath the surface, both works examine the idea of choice.   This week we dig deeper into Frost’s poem and discover that many people - including ourselves - have misunderstood its meaning. We lean on some insights from columnist David Orr and his new book, The Road Not Taken: Finding America in the Poem Everyone Loves and Almost Everyone Gets Wrong. And we also talk about hard choices through some powerful ideas from Ruth Chang’s TED Talk on the same subject.   And all of this exists within a big hat tip to the Back to the Future trilogy. As Brett & Nick take on the pseudo roles of Marty McFly and Doc Brown to take listeners on a ride through time, as only they can. * * * Be a pal and LEAVE AN ITUNES REVIEW! K? Thx.   This was originally released on October 20, 2015 as an episode of Where There’s Smoke entitled, Back to The Road Not Taken (Choices). Follow Where There’s Smoke on Facebook at www.facebook.com/exploreWTS, or as @exploreWTS on Twitter and Instagram. The *new* season of Where There’s Smoke launching in the fall of 2018. For updates you can subscribe to the podcast and/or the newsletter HERE.  

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Robert Frost’s classic poem, The Road Not Taken. Also, October 21, 2015 has become known as Back to the Future Day because it is the exact date that Doc Brown, Marty McFly, and Jennifer travel to in the movie, Back to the Future 2. Now, if you look at both of these works - The Road Not Taken and Back to the Future 2 - they might seem vastly different! But, beneath the surface, both works examine the idea of choice. This week we dig deeper into Frost’s poem and discover that many people - including ourselves - have misunderstood its meaning. We lean on some insights from columnist David Orr and his new book, The Road Not Taken: Finding America in the Poem Everyone Loves and Almost Everyone Gets Wrong. And we also talk about hard choices through some powerful ideas from Ruth Chang’s TED Talk on the same subject. And all of this exists within a big hat tip to the Back to the Future trilogy. As Brett & Nick take on the pseudo roles of Marty McFly and Doc Brown to take listeners on a ride through time, as only they can. * * * Be a pal and LEAVE AN ITUNES REVIEW! K? Thx. Connect with the show on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wtspod and Twitter: @exploreWTS Links from our newest segment: WTS DIGS! Brett recommends You’re The Worst on FXX (Season 1 is available on Hulu). Nick recommends Bojack Horseman on Netflix.   JOIN our MAILING LIST by texting the word SMOKE to 66866, or go to our website (www.wheretheressmoke.co).   DOWNLOAD & LISTEN directly from iTunes here: http://tinyurl.com/wts-itunes Find us on Pocket Casts here: http://pca.st/smoke You can also go to www.wheretheressmoke.co for links to Stitcher, SoundCloud, and/or to stream online.