Don’t you find it odd that almost all travelers periodically find that traveling can become an incredibly laborious effort – at some points, a pursuit that some say borders on torture? People have been traveling for thousands of years, and we still have not quite gotten it right… How could this be? Is this only a recent phenomenon?
To borrow some philosophy from Slumdog Millionaire, there are four possible reasons travelers encounter difficulties when away from home:
- They are Cheated
- They are Unlucky
- They are Stupid
- It is Written
From personal experience, I know points 1-3 certainly occur from time to time, and occasionally in tandem during travel… Point #4? – The Travel Gods could not be so cruel as to smite us with such challenges.
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