Willa Cather's 'The End Is Nothing, The Road Is All'

Willa Cather once said, “The end is nothing, the road is all.” To interpret the quote, it’s not about where you end up, it’s about the journey you take along the way. I completely agree with what the writer is saying in this quote. Many people in today’s society are too focused on the end product, aren’t appreciating the experience, and aren’t enjoying the process of achieving their goals.

People are too focused on the end product. This can often be true of high school students. Students are only thinking about graduating and getting away from school, when they have lifelong friends and memories right in front of them. Focusing on what’s in front of them could make time pass by faster and they will achieve their goal before they know it. A lot of people worry about getting a good grade in a class, which probably makes them perform worse in
An example of this is when kids can’t wait to grow up, but when they do they wish they were young again. They are so focused on being able to be independent and make their own decisions that they miss all the small memories of their childhood. When they grow up they wish they would’ve appreciated the experience more rather than focusing on being an adult. Another example of this is when people go on a vacation and they are so focused on getting to their destination that they don’t enjoy the road trip itself. The journey is just as important as the vacation itself. You can meet new people and learn new things on the way but only if you aren’t worried about getting to the end point. Lastly, if someone is always hurrying through their shift at a job, they are missing out on the experience. They could be meeting and interacting with new people but they are too fixed on completing the task at hand. It would make the job more satisfying and they could get more out of the task. Everybody should take time to soak in each experience in life, no matter how