These are words I have used, just yesterday when responding to another suffering Pilgrim whose walk was unkindly stopped in its tracks.
It happened to me too, carrying too much weight in my pack, and on my frame, causing a knotting in my left Illio-tibial band. For me, I have done my best to minimize the making of decisions with the involvement of ego, which, I feel, is the root of all that goes wrong in our lives. Great care must be taken with one's ego. It feeds on excitement, blinds us to the reality of a mountain in front of us. That excitement will hasten us up one side and down the other and the mountain, though still there for others to challenge, has done its damage to us.
Sadly, for some of us, it takes time to find the true pilgrim mind. No clocks, no pedometers, no maps or guide books. But, in this World, everything must be controlled and the more information that can be gathered, the better.
This is the real challenge of every Pilgrim, to come to this realization. Yes, many will be successful in the journey, with young limbs and stout constitutions. As we age, however, we find that there is much more involved and I believe that is the purpose of the many, many, many miles / kilometers, to bring us to this understanding.