Life Is A Journey Not A Destination Analysis

“Life is a journey, not a destination.” Was Ralph Waldo Emerson correct when he concludes that it isn’t all about the destination that you are getting to but all about the journey that we all embark on? Many people will say that this isn’t true that of course the endpoint that matters, the victory of completing the goal set out to accomplish. When looking back in life, is it the goals that we most remember or the steps that it took to get there? The expected destination is impacted by the decisions we make every day in our lives. When Mount Vesuvius erupted it took the lives of many people, but a lot of those people made a decision that caused their journey to come to an end when they decided to stay. Only arriving at the conclusion that the area was unsafe after it was too late to escape the wrath of Vesuvius. What could cause someone to stay in harm’s way? Some would say wealth caused many people to stay and protect their treasure for the thieves that invaded the homes that were rattled by an earthquake earlier that day. Why leave? In class, we discussed that this area was known to have earthquakes all the time. In life, we all make decisions that change the …show more content…
We all have a choice in the journey we embark on and we all choose what life we what, but the destination isn’t always the exact location we wanted to be in. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path,” a song of praise to the Lord from King David in Psalm 119:105 choosing to follow the Lord because he was the only way David could see clearly. We all decide the spiritual path we set out on, many Christians believe to “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it” (Matthew 7:14). We decide what we want to eat, what we want to do when we grow up, where we want to live. We all determine what our expedition is and where it will take