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The Road Not Taken X Us Rah Par

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Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" is a poem that's really close to my heart. It's a tale of how two roads diverged in a wood, where you do not know the end of it. One of the roads looks clear and seems to be a frequently travelled one. But the other was still grassy with no wear or tear. You will probably be the first one to take it. The ending lines of the poem are my favourite. ``` I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. ``` I heard the song Us Rah Par, from Coke Studio Pakistan Season 10 for the first time today. I must admit, the song has really catchy lyrics, which makes it too hard to ignore. I'm more musical than a lyrical person, and yet, in the very first moment, these lines caught my attention. ``` Hum kyun chalein us raah par,  Jis raah par sab hi chalein Translation:  Why should we take the road that everyone ha...