The journey matters most.

I’d like to welcome everyone to my new personal Blog. My previous blog was never meant to be anything more then a short term emotional relief. In coming to new conclusions about my life I realized it was important to have a forum where I could write about “anything” and not merely the self-aggrandizing rants and drama I had before. (There will still be some self-aggrandizing rants of course)

The very name and nature of the blog limited what I could say; “Destructive Affection” does have a nice ring to it and it conveyed the purpose I wanted perfectly.

Instead of continuing that theme or building on it. I’ve decided to draw upon my Taoist beliefs for inspiration; it changes the entire tone of my narrative and thats exactly what I want. Since ancient times Taoists have equated life to a great journey; we’ve used rivers, roads, paths, wheels and a variety of metaphors to explain that most essential of our beliefs.

Christians are fond of the analogy of trials and the idea that temporal mortal life is somehow a punishment permeates western thought. Honestly I cannot understand it; Life has challenges yes, at times life can be painful. But the idea that whatever made us… wishes us nothing but suffering, trials and difficulties is not only offensive but non-nonsensical.

We can argue theology forever because the truth is only revealed at death: At the end of our journey! That is when we are told if we arrived at the right conclusions or not. I have no problem with that. I am concerned wholly with the journey itself…. meeting new people, seeing new things, exploring the darkest and brightest aspects of human nature, falling in love, being afraid, being unafraid… winning and losing.

We fixate on the final destination… on a heaven or hell that may or may not even exist. But I must with every fiber of my being say this: The journey matters more then our final destination. This is my journey and even I cannot fathom where it will take me.

-Wes