Camino - Santiago?
There was an unwritten rule on the Camino Santiago, that we should never enter a vehicle. On one trip, I remember asking a Taxi where the next town was. As he was showing me the way, the awkward feeling was palpable. He knew, and I knew, that I couldn't possibly get in the car, even if it was only 1.5 km away. So we just stared at each other a bit, until I moved on.
At the end of our trip, when my little intrepid group and I got to the lighthouse at Fisterra in Galicia province of Spain, we finally got into a bus to head back for our flights. It was the strangest feeling. We couldn't believe the speed! The trek that had taken us a painstaking 3 days (2 for me since i was insane), seemed to go by in no time. It truly was magical... these little machines.
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Uber highlights the issue clearly, when we only have to inputs: start, and end. But there's so much in between, that we miss out on when we zip on by. The painful, slow march to Santiago meant we got to see the countryside, fire up some neurons, and learn a bit of Spanish. Meet some locals, eat the occasional nice meal, and stop in towns that no tourist would ever visit.
So then, it's not the destination right? But the journey?
But without the destination of Santiago, would our group have ever become a group? We all knew, deep down in our hearts, that getting to Santiago was going to not live up to the hype. But we needed Santiago. We needed it, in order to experience the togetherness, the learning, that the journey granted us.
Getting what you want, is always a let down. Because the pain circuits in our minds, and pleasure, are one. After the high, really does come the low.
I'm writing this on Saturday October 19th, one day after the full moon party in Thailand. Similar to Santiago, this idea gave me a nice target to shoot for. I met some great people on the way, and it connected us. The 'idea' of the full moon party, was needed, in order to truly enjoy Thailand. Even though the party was probably the 80th best night of my life, is besides the point. Because trekking through Thailand with great people to get here, whilst finding time to code and bore you with my writing, was absolutely incredible.
My startup journey has been quite similar. I learned about people - the good, the bad, and the great (Connor my business partner). And I learned about myself - mostly bad, and sometimes downright really bad.
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