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[QUOTE="Mooncat, post: 328952, member: 45117"] This morning, while on my training walk up a small mountain several miles distant from my house, I happened upon the scene of a death. The name of the mountain is Tortugas, meaning turtle, and is the site of a short yearly pilgrimage performed by a local Native American tribe from their community in town to the summit. At the summit is a small domed observatory. This morning, against the wall of the observatory was leaning a lone black mountain bike contrasting starkly against the white wall. The presumed owner of the bike had been found a short time earlier around the curve of the wall by some hikers who had arrived ahead of me. When I asked what was going on, they said there had been a suicide. There are several paths and a road to the summit of Tortugas Mountain, all of them challenging in their steepness. For this reason, it is a popular hiking and mountain biking destination. This morning, I had ventured out to the mountain for the purpose of fitness, but on my return, I gave no thought to that original goal. I grieved for the young man whose life had ended on that summit, though his identity is currently not known to me. On my journey down, an aching hollowness overtook me, as I felt an overwhelming need to share my grief with somebody. But, I was alone. Though I have not yet walked The Way, I do believe that a person can start The Camino for reasons non-spiritual and not as a "Pilgrim", and undergo changes, quite unexpectedly and end up as a "Pilgrim". I also feel very strongly that an integral part of the Pilgrim identity must include being able to share the daily experiences, painful and joyful, with others whom we meet along the same path. Mooncat [/QUOTE]
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