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IT’S

A JOURNEY

NOT JUST A

DESTINATION

Samuel Phillips, Nairobi Kenya.

ave you ever gone on a walk with a
baby before? If you have, you will

Hnotice that there is a massive difference
between when a baby is walking and when an adult
is walking. We see babies every day, so it should be
obvious, right? But have you noticed that babies walk

without a destination in mind and thus they are not
limited in their minds about how much time it takes
to get to a place called “there”? I think it’s a pretty
simple logic for their young minds that, since there

is no destination in mind and no conscious concept
of time, they, therefore, walk along their path, not
as beings going towards a destination but as seekers
of new experiences within the time-frame of their

walk. So, as they walk, they stop to pick things, touch
things, play with sand, and pull at things here and
there to fulfill their daily quota of curiosity. It’s a very
beautiful thing to watch if you are patient enough to

do so.

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