A Roncesvalles we get a bowl, a symbol of the pilgrims of Santiago and a little 'you also all the others. And we have so enriched our small altar on the dashboard.
Before leaving we were in a bookstore to find some fellow traveler on paper ... and, with the anxiety and haste that trick that has marked our leaving, we caught a bit 'in case ... but we can say we were lucky because we found a little gem that has contributed to give meaning to our journey. This is Slow Travel - searching for the luxury of wasting time Gaia De Pascale (ed. Ponte alle Grazie).
We quote a passage, significant for us ...
There is something more, the attractiveness of pursuing such experiences. And it can feel really detached from the territory of origin through a "party", a "separate self", whose spiritual quest, with her take a loss, abandonment - because of its burdens stripped of temporality is really Elsewhere neglecting possible to open a total which is the Kingdom of God is without doubt the highest emblem.
Also, key lay in the opportunity to divide for once the reports required to meet with men who only feel united by ties of choice, individuals who share the same meta, qualunque sia la spinta iniziale a raggiungerla, e insieme ai quali affrontare quelle difficoltà, anche fisiche, che possono diventare una fonte di conoscenza comune dall'inestimabine valore.
Cercare, chedere, conoscere, questo volevano e vogliono ancora oggi i pellegrini o chi ne segue le orme antiche e nuove. Il pellegrinaggio è uno stato mentale, una disposizione d'animo, prima ancora di un pericoloso tragitto dentro e fuori la propria coscienza...
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