Day of Unfamiliar Roads

There are many holidays celebrated at the beginning of September There are both serious reasons for their establishment, such as the beginning of the school year, and not so much One of the fun holidays that falls at the beginning of Indian summer is the Day of Unfamiliar Roads It is celebrated both by lyrically minded romantics who believe in their lucky stars and rely on fate, and by purposeful realists who are accustomed to relying only on themselves Brave people who are not ready to put up with the routine of everyday life look to the future with optimism, despite the popular wisdom: “An unfamiliar road is a dense forest” Those who cannot sit in one place boldly choose unknown paths: they go on long journeys or simply radically change their life circumstances The lyrical heroine L Gurchenko addresses such desperate brave men in the song she performed in the movie “Station for Two”: Many literary works are devoted to choosing a life path A plot with a crossroads, at which the hero has to decide where to move next, is often found in epics and Russian folk tales On the Prophetic Stone, standing at the fork of three roads in front of Ilya Muromets, it was written: “Ride to the right - you will lose your horse, go to the left - you will be married, if you go straight - you will be killed” The heroes of the epic epic have long been dead, but the theme of choosing the right direction of movement is still relevant Everyone who is at a crossroads and ready to step into the unknown celebrates September 4 as the Day of Unfamiliar Roads Each of us would like to know what awaits him after the next turn of fate A person who has taken the unbeaten path can only guess what events await him in life Unexplored paths are chosen not only by surveyors searching for minerals, but also by travelers, scientists, mountaineers, rock climbers and other fans of extreme sports A reward awaits each of them at the end of the road: the discovery of a deposit, an acquaintance with the life of an African tribe, a scientific invention, or the conquest of a mountain peak The Day of Unfamiliar Roads is a holiday not only for those who cannot sit still and want to know what is beyond the horizon On September 4, people who have long dreamed of, but did not dare to radically change their lives, take a step into the unknown Choosing an unknown path is akin to a spontaneously started journey with an unpredictable ending But risk, as we know, is a noble cause In the finale of his poem, director, screenwriter and poet E Ryazanov encourages everyone to take a step and step onto an unfamiliar road: “Strive to change your life! Don’t be afraid to change your life!”