“Virtues are forged when no one else is looking and imparted when a hand is reaching up for us to grab it. In these defining moments, there is not much to be said. Only silent vistas of clarity where ancient human emotions are reciprocated.”
The way of the tourist is to consume; the way of the pilgrim is to be consumed. To the tourist the journey is a means. The pilgrim understands that it is both a means and an end in itself. The tourist and the pilgrim experience time differently. For the former, time is the foe that gives consumption its urgency. For the latter, time is a gift in... See more