The growth of internet and technology has made the world significantly smaller. It has given us the ability and tools to learn from each other and collaborate at a scale that was unimaginable even 50 years ago. On the other hand, it has also made it easy to get instant answers. While learning from another person’s life experience is essential, there is a wealth of knowledge to be gained from going through the process ourselves. This applies to everything from our profession to existential questions.

Recently, I came across a sentence in a book that spoke to me. I paused for a few moments to reflect on it in the context of my personal experiences. As I continued to read the subsequent text, I realized that the author had actually intended to convey a completely different point. But this interpretation didn’t reduce the significance of mine. If I had just read the footnotes from someone else’s reading, I would not have been able to gain the insight that I did.

We never know when we might get such opportunities. Neither can we grab every one of them. So we should attempt to do it wherever possible.

Because the journey is often more important than the answers themselves.