A long Walk
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I found this web page about 2 years ago. It has captured my imagination for some reason. I guess I have a yearning to take a long walk around an island. It would defenatly give me some time to think about things as well as where I want to go in this one life that we all have.
It seems to me that it would be a luxery these days to be able to take this long spiritual walk, or hike if you would rather see it that way. Either way you see it, the journey is going to last for 1300 Kilometer or 808 miles believe it or not! I don't know about you, but my knees might be a little weak to take this kind of treatment. Oh I forgot, this is about letting go of the pain and suffering that we are all caught up in.
Don Weiss, the author and henro, (pilgrim or 遍路) made this journey twice, once in the winter and once in the spring. It is traditional to walk the around the island by one's self in the winter and with a companion in the spring.
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Links to sites about making the journey:
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Very nice idea to walk around an island. I hope I get some chance to do it one day.
Great! I hope to see you there. Well you know that a lot of people do this each year, anyways.
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Inspired by this walk, I have decided to take four days off and hike in the Kanas lake in China.
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20030527_travel_plan_to_kanas_lake_xinjiang.htm
I am happy that you liked my entry. I haven't made the walk yet, but I hope to someday. I am going to be living in Osaka, Japan someday soon. Maybe I will get the chance. Thanks for stopping by!