It's what we used to do before anyone had all the answers. When maps were at best a good start on a journey that was otherwise yours.
Today, we no longer venture out on our own in this way. There's always someone out there (human or non) telling you where you should go, how to get there, and what it'll be like when you do.
We pull up directions before we start the car. Because in a world that's already been mapped, we can find the best path forward before we even begin.
But life is not this way.
Finding your way isn't something you do before you go — it's what going is in the first place.
My wish isn't to help you find your way. But to help you find that you can find your way.
I urge you towards adventure. This I can say. Because all the things that will make your life an honor to have lived are on the other side of adventure.
The world is out there.
Not in here.
You must go.
To where? I cannot say. And how? I do not know either.
But why? This I know. Because if you don't get out there, you're not going to miss the opportunity of your life.
You're going to miss the opportunity that is your life.
As I like to say, consider my writing here:
To the life you'd live if you left it all behind.
— David Kennedy
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