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Wandering but not lost. Nice."Not all those who wander are lost"
The Camino demolishes those pretty quickly, doesn't it? And then what? Wonderful.those tired, predetermined ways of being
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step onto the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."
I seem to be stumbling upon wonderful Tolkein quotes today, and just had to share this one because it makes me smile at the simple mystery of it all.
And it's a perfect explanation of the pre-journey nerves we all feel.
Where will this go?? Well, yeah. Who knows!?
But the Camino has shown me again and again that all shall be well--deeply so, even if on the surface and on the worldly level it's an unfolding disaster.
I'm a slow learner. Which is a good thing...because the Camino isn't going anywhere.
Buen Camino...wishing a wonderful and deepening walk to all of you who will soon be going out the door--or who are out there right now!
I am only lost if someone finds me!
One of my favourites too - couldn't resist setting it all down here. Often thought that the Camino was like this with all our stops at the cafes!"What about second breakfast?" - my favorite quote (from the film) - also very important!
Faith
One of my favourites too - couldn't resist setting it all down here. Often thought that the Camino was like this with all our stops at the cafes!
And isn't the Fellowship of the Ring a wonderful analogy for the Camino pilgrimage.
Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop 'til nightfall.
Pippin: But what about breakfast?
Aragorn: You've already had it.
Pippin: We've had one, yes. But what about second breakfast?
[Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.]
Merry: Don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip.
Pippin: What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?
Merry: I wouldn't count on it., then walks off.]
Oh...yes, of course."What about second breakfast?" - my favorite quote (from the film) - also very important!
Thank you David!Buen Camino good sister
What a wonderful way to solve that little problem! And crossing the bridge into Portomarin is such a beautiful, expansive view. It must have felt so perfect to find your way there, then up the steep stairs you went, looking back at that wide, wide river and the big view of it meeting the sky!I feel so at home in this thread. Another approach to "Not all those who wander are lost": I was lost on the camino, because I knew that I should be there, but I didn't know why.
On one occasion, I got physically lost for a day, when the camino turned left and I went straight ahead. That got me away from the crowd and into a pleasant walk in hilly country. I soon knew that I was not on the camino route (no arrows) but continued in order to have some alone time. I thought I could find a continuation of the camino route, but I could not (no sense of direction). Eventually, I came to a town and asked at the first bar that I reached "Where is the camino de Santiago?" The lady in charge was monolingual Spanish and had no idea where the camino was. Eventually I figured out how to ask her, "Where is the road to Portomarin?" and she pointed me to turn right at the gas station (very close). Eleven kilometres later, I came to the bridge and knew that I was there. It was a pleasant day and I enjoyed my alone time, but I guess I was "wandering lost." This was so much like my pilgrimage in general that I (literally) took it in my stride.
Many of us are fortunate enough to get "lost" while on camino and to eventually find ourselves in a very different place that we could not have come to on our own.
I feel so at home in this thread.
My experience exactly, Albertagirl. It actually felt like being in a parallel universe, and a magical one, where things happened that would never have happened if I'd kept going 'as planned.'Many of us are fortunate enough to get "lost" while on camino and to eventually find ourselves in a very different place that we could not have come to on our own.
Is there a Camino equivalent to Platform 9 3/4? Or maybe a magic wardrobe in a pension somewhere?"Still round the corner, there may wait
A new road, or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by
A day will come, at last, when I
Shall take the hidden roads that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun."
Ha ha ha ha...Wonderful story, mspath!"Oh those children they just love to confuse you pilgrims".
I think just now I'm presented with one of those secret gates. Looking online today for information about the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage, I found this, in the website's FAQs section (italics):"Still round the corner, there may wait
A new road, or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by
A day will come, at last, when I
Shall take the hidden roads that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun."
Hadn't thought of that, but I might have to give it a try in Seotember!!Oh, and I played Pooh sticks on one of those bridges leading into the endless park/river section entering Burgos.
Guess I'm not a Hobbit."I pity snails, and all that carry their homes on their backs".
He (or she) symbolized my progress! Taken in Muxia
we painted this above the doorway to our bodega, one of those in the hillside pictured on the sello you see on the left of this post.The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began
No, and anyway that would ruin the fun...then we would not need second breakfast.Do they serve some of that Lembas bread along the Way.
I hear one bite will keep a man fed all day?
One of my favourites too - couldn't resist setting it all down here. Often thought that the Camino was like this with all our stops at the cafes!
And isn't the Fellowship of the Ring a wonderful analogy for the Camino pilgrimage.
Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop 'til nightfall.
Pippin: But what about breakfast?
Aragorn: You've already had it.
Pippin: We've had one, yes. But what about second breakfast?
[Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.]
Merry: Don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip.
Pippin: What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?
Merry: I wouldn't count on it., then walks off.]
Haa!No, and anyway that would ruin the fun...then we would not need second breakfast.
Here's another few for today--I had no idea Tolkein was such a rich vein of gold! So right, Reb--he understood the call of the road and the need for fearless engagement with everything on it!
“Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight."
And...in the service of that:
"No half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly.”
Perfect - hopefully I'll get to see that this September. I missed your section last time due to injuries.we painted this above the doorway to our bodega, one of those in the hillside pictured on the sello you see on the left of this post.
Pilgrims are always asking us if these little doors in the hill are Hobbit Houses, so last time we painted the bodega door we thought it apropos quote Mr. Tolkein, a man who understood the call of the road!
I could go for that. It would surely beat the 10% weight bit we all struggle with when packing. She had a whole library of her favorite books in there, too. We could bring all the great authors quoted above to read in our "spare time".As I gather together what I'll need to pack for the Camino what I think I really need, rather than a backpack is Hermione's bag from Harry Potter:
"'When you say you've got the Cloak, and clothes...' said Harry, frowning at Hermione, who was carrying nothing except her small beaded handbag, in which she was now rummaging. 'Yes, they're here,' said Hermione, and to Harry and Ron's utter astonishment, she pulled out a pair of jeans, a sweatshirt, some maroon socks, and finally the silvery Invisibility Cloak... She gave the fragile-looking bag a little shake and it echoed like a cargo hold as a number of heavy objects rolled around inside it."
At one point she pulled a tent out of it!
@cherrys:I could go for that. It would surely beat the 10% weight bit we all struggle with when packing. She had a whole library of her favorite books in there, too. We could bring all the great authors quoted above to read in our "spare time".
Oh? Wow, interesting. Thanks Albertagirl.I have a library of great books on my ipad, thanks to Gutenberg websites.
@Viranani:Oh? Wow, interesting. Thanks Albertagirl.
But not so much non-fiction that I could find. Or am I doing it wrong?
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