Sometimes a journey arises out of hope and instinct, the heady conviction, as your finger travels along the map: Yes, here and here ... and here. These are the nerve-ends of the world.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the idea that exploration is driven by hope and instinct, revealing the deep connections we can find in the world.
Colin Thubron's quote underscores the notion that journeys are often initiated by an inner sense of hope and a natural instinct for discovery. As we trace our fingers along maps and envision our travels, we are not only imagining physical routes but also tapping into the profound connections and emotions that certain places evoke, highlighting the significance of exploration in understanding both the world and ourselves.
In practice
In a travel blog discussing the motivation behind adventure trips.
The soul should take care of the body, just as the pilgrim on his way to Makkah takes care of his camel; but if the pilgrim spends his whole time in feeding and adorning his camel, the caravan will leave him behind, and he will perish in the desert.
People who think about time travel stories sometimes think that going back in time would be fun because you would have all the information you needed to be much more astute than the people there, when the truth is of course you wouldn't.
The truth is I am inventing the maybe. I can only make the choices I make, so why torture myself with what I might have done, when all I can handle is what I have done? The Maybe Islands are hostile to human life.
Call no man happy till he is dead.
But because we accept the sanctity of life, the responsibility that comes with freedom and the supreme sacrifice of Christ expressed so well in the hymn: 'When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died. My richest gain I count but loss and pour contempt on all my pride.'
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.
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