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> The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost TL:DR: There was no road less traveled by they were equally the same, but he fooled himself into think he made a special c

by baldfat 11y ago

> The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost TL:DR: There was no road less traveled by they were equally the same, but he fooled himself into think he made a special choice. Just some poetry discussion. "The Road Not Taken" is considered the most misunderstood and misinterpreted poem. (It was great to make freshmen tackle this poem in freshmen Theology Class. Then we went on to most misinterpreted scripture verse :) So, in the end, while he was very clear in the present that the two roads were identical with no real reason to take one over the other, later in life he knew he’d once again fool himself, this time successfully, by instead remembering that one road was “less traveled by” and that this influenced his decision, when in fact he really decided on a whim. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/09/robert-frost-poem-killed-friend/ http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/09/robert-frost...

s_ngularity 11y ago
Out of curiosity, what did your instructor consider the most misinterpreted scripture verse?
- baldfat 11y ago
  Well I got to be the instructor for that day's class :) My favorite is short example: In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. Matt. 5:45 (NLT) Rain in a semi-arid agriculture area was a good thing. People read it and think God sends bad things to also. So when something bad happens people will quote this verse. I also like the Prodigal Son (It really is the Parable of the Older Brother). People miss the main point and think it is about bad children coming back to the Father (Its a side point) The main point is the Older Brother was mad that the Father was nice to the bad son.
- gvb 11y ago
  Tangential, but the most misquoted text is 1 Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil". Most people elide "the love of" which totally changes the application.

by baldfat 11y ago

s_ngularity 11y ago

Out of curiosity, what did your instructor consider the most misinterpreted scripture verse?

baldfat 11y ago
Well I got to be the instructor for that day's class :) My favorite is short example: In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. Matt. 5:45 (NLT) Rain in a semi-arid agriculture area was a good thing. People read it and think God sends bad things to also. So when something bad happens people will quote this verse. I also like the Prodigal Son (It really is the Parable of the Older Brother). People miss the main point and think it is about bad children coming back to the Father (Its a side point) The main point is the Older Brother was mad that the Father was nice to the bad son.
gvb 11y ago
Tangential, but the most misquoted text is 1 Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil". Most people elide "the love of" which totally changes the application.