lay me down—let the only sound be the overflow—

[erika]

They tell me that the journey is what matters, that the destination is secondary, that you should take the time to appreciate the moments that lead you to where you want to go.

I can't agree, because the journey is just a means to an end, really. If you are blocked in some fashion, you reroute, because the destination is your objective, not enjoying whatever journey you had planned.

Until I reach my destination, whenever that may be, the journey is a clock ticking, marking off the moments until I get what I want. Nothing more than that.

Comments

[shadowings]

haha, this reminds me of disorientation. have you read about it?

disorientation is basically when something major disrupts your social assumptions, for example heteronormativity. you can either eventually get over that mental disruption and continue on with your life assuming heteronormativity, or you can choose to continue to be disoriented and go down a different path, whatever that path may be.

anyway, it reminded me of that because you're talking about rerouting and the destination as the objective.

maybe the destination is your objective, but you can also enjoy the journey. and maybe if you're too focused on the objective, you'll miss other paths that could give you amazing new experiences.

[serpentrose]

I think neither the destination nor the journey is inherently more important. When one forgets one's goals and dreams the journey loses its purpose; one forgets why one is doing the things one does, and one is far more likely to allow one's self to get stuck in a rut or to take a wrong turning.

However if one focuses too strongly on the destination one can fail to appreciate the beauty and lessons one learns from the journeying.

And, of course, there are times when one must take a look at the current destination and ask one's self if it is still where one wants to go.