Whenever I think of the term “crossroads,” I think about thefinal scene in the Tom Hanks movie “Cast Away.”

Those of you who have seen the film will remember that afterbeing trapped on an island after a plane crash, Hanks' character,Chuck Noland is finally rescued and returns to his life inMemphis.

When he arrives, he learns that his fiancée (whom he hasn't seenin years) has married and has a child. Noland was declared legallydead after being missing for so long. Chuck is left at a“crossroads” – two intersecting roads (paths) which go in all fourdirections. The movie ends with Noland standing smack in the middlecontemplating his next move.