Living Well: The path is the goal

If you focus solely on reaching your goals, you might miss out on the good parts of the journey

Gary Hayden
Writer Gary Hayden on the Shikoku pilgrimage with his wife Wendy (left) and their friend Lorraine. The pilgrimage is often done in four stages and the writer has completed the first one and plans to complete the remaining stages over the next twelve month
Writer Gary Hayden on the Shikoku pilgrimage with his wife Wendy (left) and their friend Lorraine. The pilgrimage is often done in four stages and the writer has completed the first one and plans to complete the remaining stages over the next twelve months. PHOTO: COURTESY OF GARY HAYDEN
Updated
Aug 19, 2019, 04:20 PM
Published
Apr 15, 2019, 05:00 AM
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The Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard famously said: "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

For many years, I didn't understand what he meant.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 15, 2019, with the headline Living Well: The path is the goal. Subscribe

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