I made a big decision a little while ago.I don’t remember what it was which probably goes to show,That many times a simple choice may prove to be essentialEven though it might often appear inconsequential I must have been distracted when I left my home because Left of right I’m sure I went. (I wonder which it was!)Anyway, I never veered: I walked in that directionUtterly absorbed, it seems, in quiet introspection. For no reason I can think of, I’ve wandered far astray.And that is how I got to where I find myself today. -Bill Watterson I memorized this poem when I was a Calvin and Hobbes obsessed eleven year old.  I wasn’t quite sure exactly what it was about, but I liked the big words and how it sounded.  Today while walking around Miami—a day after Tampa, a few hours before Orlando, ten days after Montreal, and three weeks before Europe—this poem popped into my head.   I think I get it now.  

I made a big decision a little while ago.
I don’t remember what it was which probably goes to show,
That many times a simple choice may prove to be essential
Even though it might often appear inconsequential

I must have been distracted when I left my home because 
Left of right I’m sure I went. (I wonder which it was!)
Anyway, I never veered: I walked in that direction
Utterly absorbed, it seems, in quiet introspection.

For no reason I can think of, I’ve wandered far astray.
And that is how I got to where I find myself today.

-Bill Watterson

I memorized this poem when I was a Calvin and Hobbes obsessed eleven year old.  I wasn’t quite sure exactly what it was about, but I liked the big words and how it sounded.  Today while walking around Miami—a day after Tampa, a few hours before Orlando, ten days after Montreal, and three weeks before Europe—this poem popped into my head.  

I think I get it now.