Thursday, January 20, 2005

"I believe in the quest and the journey"

I do too, but may I point out that a quest is a quest for something?

This existential craze for traveling for its own sake seems myopic, to say the least. It makes tragic sense, though: if no destination is more worthy than any other, only the journey is left.

But while you may respect a knight who overcomes obstacles to gain the Grail, a wanderer is a Don Quixote, a mere player of video games. Who cares?

[I]n the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.

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