This book, while detailing a lovely journey through some of the most picturesque parts of England, is by all reports rather dull. I shall seek to rectify this in my version of the Coast 2 Coast. See I've already replaced the "to" with the numeral "2". Instant street cred and cool factor right there.
The Origin of Species/Symmetry/The Universe/This Blog
Why not? That’s the smart a$$ answer. The real answer lies somewhere between that and a latent need to achieve something of note after over a year of essentially living a hedonistic existence.
About a year ago I decided to take a leave of absence from work and do some long overdue travelling. After all, what is Generation Y other than a bunch of over entitled, flighty employees with no respect for hard work? After 6 years as a management consultant in Sydney, Australia it was by far time I wracked off. So, armed with a two passports, a healthy bank account and share portfolio to bank roll my ventures, I set off around the world. To regular readers and friends you will know this portion of my life as Lifestyle Specialising. To those new readers this is called Lifestyle Specialising. For more on Lifestyle Specialising see my early blogs. They unfortunately met a sticky end when the content veered in a direction that was on the whole not suitable for public consumption. Basically from when I arrived in Colombia. You do the maths. The point of this is not about what I did, but how it made me feel. Pretty freaking great for the most part, thanks for asking.
The truth is (a) something you can’t handle, (b) impossible to prove all of according to Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, (c) that after leaving a job where half the fun was working hard, gaining knowledge and insight, and ultimately knowing you’ve made a positive difference, living only for moment can be pretty shallow and ultimately unsatisfactory. If you answered (c) you are correct. If you answered (a) or (b) then you are also so correct but not in this context. Now, this is not about leaving some lasting legacy or breaking records, many other punters have cycled before me, but more so about being reminded of the fact that hard work does pay off and that life is not all beer and skittles, but more like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get. Enough however. This is not a place for moralising or philosophy. I like to leave that to Fox News and talk back radio. On with the show.
Fine, you may say. Do it to feel better about yourself (still pretty hedonistic??). But why write about it? Why not? That’s the smart a$$ answer. The real answer lies somewhere between that and a latent need to achieve something of note after over a year of essentially living a hedonistic existence.
As the famous Russian proverb goes, “a man is judged by his actions, not by his words”.So to action it is. My first of which is writing this. Hmm...
