“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American philosopher, essayist, poet
There are certain trips that are memorable.
Some are once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Some are both.
It is true you cannot step in the same stream twice.
Either the stream — or you — is/are different the second time.
Similarly, as writer Tom Wolfe (the first) said, you cannot go home again.
Either you — or the home — are/is different.
But you can try.
It has been said Jack Kerouac, one of the key and best known members of the Beat Generation, wrote his most famous work, “On the Road,” at a single sitting.
In actuality, he wrote it almost nonstop in 3 weeks on a 120-foot roll of paper.
Sometimes creativity is that way.
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s best known piano concerto, the 2nd, supposedly came to him in a rush, all at once.
This after he had gone into a deep funk after poor critical reception of his 1st symphony. He wasn’t at all sure he would ever compose again.
Fortunately for us, he did.
He dedicated his 2nd piano concerto to his hypnotherapist.
Some of the loveliest pieces in the classical repertoire came from his pen.
