The Fork (Read by Kushal Holla)

A man is literally standing in a fork in the road. He has two choices. Which one will he make.
Story by James Lott Jr
Read by Kushal Holla!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Title the fork. It wasn't a metaphor. He stood literally
in the middle of a dirt road that split in
two left and right. Nothing fancy, no signs, no arrows,
just a whisper in the wind and something in his
gut that told him the truth. This choice matters more
than anything. To the left, there would be long nights

(00:24):
in med school, shaky hands over fragile hearts, and eventually
a white coat with his name stitched on the chest.
There'd be a woman he could almost see her smile,
and two kids who'd run to the door when he
got home. Tired eyes but full arms, modest home, full heart.

(00:46):
To the right, there would be glass towers and boardrooms,
private jets, and global influence. He'd be the face of
a media empire, respected, feared, followed. No wife, no kids,
no shared laughter. Echoing down a hallway, just sleek silence

(01:08):
and a breath. Taking views from the top, he chuckled,
almost bitterly. Who gets a preview of both lives before
choosing the wind picked up, brushing dust over shoes. He
didn't have a map, He only had the knowing each
path had a cost, each path had glory. Was love

(01:30):
more than a legacy was family, louder than power. Would
he missed the chance to be held, or the chance
to be remembered. He stepped forward, then paused. He looked left,
he looked right. He closed his eyes, and then he
went