" The end is useless...but I find I learn something along the way....If you take a spiritual journey & you compromise the process you have failed...you are an [jerk] when you start and an [jerk] when you finish."
For Jeff Johnson, this quote explains it all. On most quests, the travel is more important than the destination because through finding your way and getting around the obstacles, you gain knowledge about the world and yourself. Jeff decided to pick up and go on a trip to go to Patagonia. He could have very simply got onto a plane and flew there, but he decided to go there by boat. Just by looking at where Jeff ended up in Patagonia, you would only know 5% of the real story. He went to several places and met many people before arriving. If he took a plane there, he would have destroyed the transformation process. He would have been the same as when he left. Because Jeff did not compromise the process, he saw Patagonia differently than he would have if he simply traveled by plane. He gained an appreciation for the world and nature, he would not have if he didn't sail there.
For me, this quote means that on my journey to college next year, I will have to be open to the experience. After traveling away, I will probably learn more about the world and myself, changing my mindset. If I am not open and compromise the transformation process, I will be the same as when I left. It isnt that important where I go, as long as I learn something along the way.
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