An excerpt from Escapees magazine Sept/Oct 2006
Those who always follow any strict itinerary remind me of
the processionary caterpillar, a strange breed that feeds on pine trees and
gets its name because it always moves through the trees in a long procession.
One leads and the others follow, each with its head snugly fitted against the
rear extremity of its predecessor.
A French naturalist tried an experiment. He placed them in a circle on the rim of a flower pot with each one connected to the last. They kept moving around the rim of the pot until exhaustion and starvation set in. Habit and past experience kept them from leaving the rim to partake in the food supply that was close by and easily visible.
If our travels are going to be a great adventure, we cannot be afraid to take a risk and leave the procession occasionally. Otherwise, we can end up going in circles along the rim of life. It is the unknown and the unplanned, so rich in possibilities, that turn life into an adventure.
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