D Barton posted:

I gain so much from this group that I feel the need to contribute often.  
Is this an attachment...?

There is a fabulous story attributed to my denominational neighbours the 
Quakers in regards to two men who are travelling on a train in search of 
a place to settle with their family.

The first man gets off the train at a certain town and inquires of an 
older man who is sitting on the platform,

"I must find a new place for my family to settle, and I was wondering what 
the people are like in this town." 

"What were the people like in the town you left?"

"Mostly they were selfish and mean, really I am glad to get away from 
that place."

"My friend, I am sorry to tell you that the people in this town are the 
same as in the one you left.  You will not find what you are looking for 
here."

A few days later a second man stepped off the train in the same town, and 
approached the same old man with a question.

"I must find a new place for my family to settle, and I was wondering 
what the people are like in this town."

"What were the people like in the town you left?"

"Mostly they were very nice, really I am very sorry to have to leave."

"My friend, I am very happy to tell you that the people in this town are 
the same as in the one you left.  I am certain that you will find what 
you are looking for here."


It is not only the journey that is important.