"It has been said, quite correctly, that man is homo viator. We are wayfarers on the journey of life. We are pilgrim adventurers
on the quest for heaven. If this is so, if we can see our lives as a
journey, we should see the events of our lives as steps along the path
along which we walk. How should we approach this path? How should we
walk it? Should we hike it energetically and single-mindedly, expediting
life as an explorer might expedite an expedition? Or should we ramble
in a leisurely fashion, taking our time and stopping along the way to
enjoy the scenery?"
In a recent commentary based on the examples of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, Joseph Pearce, Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, reflected on the difference between hiking and ambling through life.
To access Mr. Pearce's complete essay, please visit:
Aleteia: Joseph Pearce: Should we hike or ramble through life? (24 OCT 23)
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