So, I guess there may be wisdom in the quote. But, as a younger person, books were not usually in my travel bags. Most of the travel time I spent was for the purpose of experiential gain, not reading Whitman, Thoreau or anyone else I may have been educated to read for some kind of personal enrichment, because it was the civilized thing to do. I reviewed rudiments of law, procedural and related matters, while wearing my administrative law hat. Those were not things I attended, while lounging on some Caribbean beach or trekking through a rain forest. Place and time matter to me...on my terms.
I always loved reading and did i a lot, also when travelling. Anyway, since I went to the university, 18 years old, I travelled a lot and anyway since since (if not before) I had always one or more books with me when not at home.
It is going on two years. Her 74th birthday is approaching, but, she is not here. My grief is continuously crushing. I should feel lucky that her life was extended at around sixty, via a last-resort procedure. I AM lucky, as was she. I need to move on. Sure.
So, I guess there may be wisdom in the quote. But, as a younger person, books were not usually in my travel bags. Most of the travel time I spent was for the purpose of experiential gain, not reading Whitman, Thoreau or anyone else I may have been educated to read for some kind of personal enrichment, because it was the civilized thing to do. I reviewed rudiments of law, procedural and related matters, while wearing my administrative law hat. Those were not things I attended, while lounging on some Caribbean beach or trekking through a rain forest. Place and time matter to me...on my terms.
ReplyDeleteI always loved reading and did i a lot, also when travelling. Anyway, since I went to the university, 18 years old, I travelled a lot and anyway since since (if not before) I had always one or more books with me when not at home.
DeleteUnderstood and supported. We all have things we love.
ReplyDeleteIt is going on two years. Her 74th birthday is approaching, but, she is not here.
ReplyDeleteMy grief is continuously crushing. I should feel lucky that her life was extended at around sixty, via a last-resort procedure. I AM lucky, as was she. I need to move on. Sure.