The road has always been a preferred metaphor for progress, journey, and achievement.

It has been a long road, they will say at the end of the championship season. If you lost, you might have been on the road to failure all along. There will be twists and turns in the road, and even forks in the road, but you will persevere as long as you have a close friend by your side. If it’s a Yellow Brick Road, the Emerald City is at the end of it–but isn’t that just another extended metaphor?

When you reach a decision point, of course, you’re at a crossroads. And you might not be able to see the road ahead. No matter what you choose, sometimes something might go wrong, but that will be just another bump in the road. Remember to focus: you have a roadmap to success.

But, don’t always take the easy road. In the future, down the road, you’ll be glad you didn’t. When you find yourself at the end of the road, you will not want to look back and wonder what might have been. It’s better, in life, to always take the high road.

And regardless of how lonely the road, always remember one thing. No matter which road you choose, it won’t actually matter that much in the end. After all, all roads lead to Rome.