Travel Pains…
Because its not always coming up roses now isn’t it? I recently was traveling through Panama (a must see. truly incredible!) and found myself reading Paulo Coehlo. You know him, the guy who wrote The Alchemist. Well anyway, I’m reading his book called The Devil and Miss Prym which, without getting into the long and short of it has to do with good and evil. Coehlo, per usual, has it chalk full of some spiritual insightfulness and in the interview at the end of the book he is commenting with the interviewer how he thinks there is always a little bit of hell in the midst of even the most heavenly places.
I lived this straight up during my stay in Bocas del Toro. Now while Coehlo means its all about perception or how you choose to see your ‘adventure’ ( translation ‘pain in the ass’) it got me to thinking that sometimes travel sends you to your wits end and back again. Bocas is beautiful, the islands tranquil, the people incredible. But noisy neighbors, lost luggage, too long meals, too long of nights and so forth sent me almost over the edge. I’ll look back and think about what I learned and will surely see Bocas as nothing but a fun blip along the way but I’m saying to all you travelers…
…its okay to have a bad run or two. It makes it all worth while and its the part that makes the good days, truly good. It can’t all be perfect – even in the perfect place.
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