Motives

[Carlos Mentley]

I am not sure how much (but I *am* sure that it is too much) our ability to
justify making a pilgrimage has been affected by the insidious work "ethic" that
controls so much of our lives.  I think that the concern expressed here with the
idea of "escape" shows this perfectly.  For me the Camino did not provide an
escape from anything: problems, questions, issues did not go away.  What it did
provide, though, was distance, both literally and figuratively.  During my Camino
and ever since, I have been grateful for that sense of distance which allows for
perspective and reevaluation.  But again, I never thought of it as an escape.
Hey--my 2 cents worth.

Carlos

Bob Spenger wrote:

> 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