The last two lines of Robert Frost`s poem, "The Road Not Taken," are: "I took the one less traveled by/And that has made all the difference." Discuss an instance when you departed from your plan while pursuing research, independent work, or a non-academic activity. What difference did it make?

422-word version:
Several years ago, a photo of Albert Einstein, one of the most revered scientists of all time, stirred me violently. In the picture, Einstein was playing the violin, completely engrossed in the music he was playing. This seemingly ordinary photograph greatly inspired me because the scene entirely changed my former image of Einstein...

571-word version:
...in the picture, Einstein was playing the violin, completely engrossed in the music he was playing. The restructuring of my notion of Einstein from a dull physician to a playful musician caused me to rethink the value of life that involves music, sports, clubs, and all kinds of learning experience, not that with limited outlook...