Sometimes heaven protects you by making the wrong road impossible to continue.

Some roads end abruptly rather than gradually, and the abruptness is what makes them feel like disasters. A slow closing would let you adjust. A sudden one forces the change, which is sometimes the only way a change happens for someone determined to keep going.

If a path has been shut on you, notice whether any part of you had already been uneasy about it. That quiet uneasiness is worth listening to earlier next time. In the meantime, the forced turn is a turn you can still choose to take well.