Motives

[Bob Spenger]

If I were to be really candid with myself, I am afraid that I would find that
my only really deep motivation was escapism - plus probably a measure of senile
machismo.  But I try to avoid looking into to it too deeply. I just keep
swimming after the Pharaoh's barge, i.e. I'm in "de Nile."

regards,

Robert

Jane Shoemaker wrote:

> Hello -
> My date of departure is coming very soon and my thoughts are full of the
> Camino.
> One question in my mind has been about my motives in going.  Up until now I
> have been able to identify a lot of different reasons why I want to walk the
> Camino.
> But now I am suddenly surprised with the possibility that -- perhaps my real
> motive is just ESCAPISM -- it is just too difficult for me to deal with the
> "real world"  and I am just wanting to fly over the rainbow to this
> marvellous place where all of my problems go away, and life is simple and
> beautiful.
> The idea that my main goal is simply escapism depresses me a lot.
> How about the nature of escapism?
> Maybe we sometimes need escapism?
> I'd be interested in hearing some other people's points of view about this.
> Jane