Beloved --Somewhere in the past several months I saw and copied down the following: "Whenever he was en route from one place to another, he was able to look at hs life with a little more objectivity than usual. It was often on trips that he thought most clearly, and made the decisions he could not reach when he was stationary." -- Paul Bowles, "The Shattering Sky"
I've spent the last week, after returning from Ooty, reflecting on this "walkabout." So far I've written down 51 "Lessons Learned" and I expect to come up with a few more on the two 9+ hour legs of flying back to Seattle beginning in about 12 hours. I won't torture you with all of them. Here are a few:
1) I am currently healthy enough to enjoy roughing it.
6) I can travel lightly
7) I enjoy my own company and am never bored
20) I have a good story to tell my fellow travellers (think "Canterbury Tales")
24) I'd rather be a traveller than a tourist
32) I have enjoyed balancing experience with reflection during this trip
45) At any given moment, I'm content to be where I am
49-50) I am saddened by grinding poverty and amazed at how little removed we are from a primitive/animal-like existence.
I will now have the opportunity to do some "post-journalling/post-blogging" and I hope you will tolerate and participate in my reflections I've loved all your comments. Thank you.
Anyone up for a beer?
I love you and miss you all,
Jim
1 comment:
wow, what an awesome trip-especially with all your reflections-thanks so much for sharing! would love to see you sometime soon!
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