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6th December 09, 08:31 AM
#1
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Traveller
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
Hope and anticipation are often better than reality.
This phrase is a Robert Louis Stevenson quotation, from Virginibus Puerisque, 1881:
"Little do ye know your own blessedness; for to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour."
Stevenson was expressing the same idea as the earlier Taoist saying - "The journey is the reward."
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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6th December 09, 09:07 AM
#2
Where are you headed to? I spend a lot of time in airports, so I understand the sentiment.
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6th December 09, 10:15 AM
#3
I understand Alex. At one point in my career, there was a six week period where I spent more time in the air than I did on the ground with the clients, or my family.
Where are you headed?
[I][B]Nearly all men can stand adversity. If you really want to test a man’s character,
Give him power.[/B][/I] - [I]Abraham Lincoln[/I]
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6th December 09, 11:55 AM
#4
I do understand that sentiment... This week I drove 1000 miles and found a low cost motel to live in for the next couple months.. I work and basically just come back to my room and wait for another day to come. It's Sunday and I am watching the tele, waiting for my girlfriend to call sometime today....lol it's lonely, but worth it, workwise..
Next weekend I may venture to explore the area a bit more.. but till then it's work, motel, and the occassional trip to Walmart...lol
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson
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6th December 09, 02:23 PM
#5
Add another understanding the thought.
Glen McGuire
A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.
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6th December 09, 02:36 PM
#6
Photo taken in Gatwick Airport on a recent two day trip to London.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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6th December 09, 02:58 PM
#7
Wish I'd known I'm sure could have met for a coffee...
I was in town on friday and today, both times kilted as well.... of course
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6th December 09, 03:58 PM
#8
Likewise
Last edited by Cavebear58; 13th December 09 at 04:10 PM.
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6th December 09, 07:21 PM
#9
Alex, was that all the luggage you had with you for a two day visit? I'd have had at least one suitcase, maybe a cabin-trunk and a couple of hat boxes were I in your shoes!! I have never managed to travel light - ever.
You should have let me know you were coming down. Gatwick is only a 45 minute drive from Storrington so we could at least have met at the airport for a coffee or something of a more Seasonal nature. Next time, eh?
Take care,
Ham.
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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7th December 09, 07:57 AM
#10
That's a remarkably quiet looking Gatwick.
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