| As we trudged through the storm, I felt a growing sense of clarity that
this was the true lesson that I had made this pilgrimage to learn. When
all else fails and the dishaa has really hit the fan there is but one thing
left to the weary traveler and that is an unwavering faith in the journey
and that which initially brought the traveler to the threshold of the challenge.
Ultimately there was nothing to do but trust in the path I had set myself
upon, even if that meant following snow leopard tracks through a blizzard
while lost in the Himalayas with a reluctant porter on a questionable trail
that held no guarantees. I took a deep breath and continued toward a possible
Shangri-La. |