Wherever You Go, There You'll Be

Setting off on a big international trip, I asked an eighty-year-old man with the reputation of being a wise counselor for his input on my destination options. I was obsessing over this decision. He responded, "The place doesn't matter, because wherever you go, there you'll be. He was hinting at the annoying truth that my character, not places or circumstances, was hindering my spiritual journey. He was absolutely right.
Paul Theroux wrote a classic book on heading for parts remote with sp...