Nomad:
A member of a tribe that roams from place to place seeking
pasture for its animals. A wander.
Shepherd:
A man who tends sheep while at pasture. To guide or direct.
I find this ironic.
I’m a Sheppard and in a few months I will become a Nomad. It seems that I will
guide myself directly into a life of wandering.
So how does one become a nomad? Will I come by it naturally
because I’m a Sheppard? In the alchemist, Santiago
was a shepherd who possesses a jacket, a book and a flock of sheep. Got it,
I’ll pick the alchemist as my book, of course, my Beast sweatshirt for my
jacket since its super warm and has a hood and do you think India would get
pissed if I cover her in fluffy cotton, change her name to Babs and herd her
around? Okay….yeah…next.
I’ve been watching a lot of ocean voyage
documentaries/movies and I’m reading the second Roz Savage book about her
rowing across the Pacific Ocean. Maybe I
should get a row boat and row across the US. Yeah, there isn’t enough water
in the LA River to get me anywhere, let alone outta LA. Plus the Midwest would be a bitch. Try again.
In the movie Hidalgo,
Viggo races across the sea of fire on his faithful friend and horse to beat
them all and win the title. This might be doable since India kind of
looks like a horse but I’d have to carry her after about 5 minutes in the
desert heat and she’s too damn big to carry 3000 miles. Uhhh, no.
Maybe the key to becoming a nomad is just that, becoming a
nomad. Sticking to what drives you and seeing where the adventure will take
you. Yes, score! Now what?
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