Life Is About The Journey, Not The Destination: An Analysis
We won’t truly understand the journey until we’ve taken it… but let’s try.
Life is about the journey, not the destination. It’s a quote used for self-help, mindfulness, and as a pick-me-up if you don’t accomplish a goal; it’s been attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson (among others); artists from Miley to Aerosmith have sung about it; it’s on every millennial Pinterest board titled “Quotes To Live By.” Overused though it may be, when it comes down to it, it’s a simple platitude that many seekers of “meaning” have found to be true.
Life is indeed about the journey. The funny thing — the ultimate cosmic joke — is that we won’t truly understand that until we’ve taken the journey. I know what you may be thinking, but this is not useless babble about “living in the moment,” or hackneyed advice on “enjoying the ride”… as long as we commit to identifying and defining the meaning contained within the phrase.
“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.”
— Andy Bernard (Ed Helms), The Office
