“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the places and moments that take our breath away.” Anonymous
When this book was a 2003 best seller, visions of Fez, Mongolia, and Zanzibar danced in my head. Off the beaten track called my name. The Age of Corona has forced me to lower my expectations. A more prosaic list seems less likely to disappoint but there are no assurances. Here ‘tis.
A yoga studio or natatorium
A Thai or Indian restaurant for a seated meal at a cloth-laid table
The inside of a friend’s house
My children and my wee granddaughter in their natural habitat
Concourse B at CLT
Surely one day before too long, an on the beaten track list can be enjoyed without taking our breath away. I’m reminded of Proust. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”
Humdrum’s stock is up! We should have bought sooner.