If you get far enough away you'll be on your way back home.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Going far away can paradoxically lead you back home, suggesting distance provides clarity.
- In plain terms
- If you travel far enough you will come back home.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes you need to leave to find your way.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is there a place you needed to leave to find?
- What is home?
Another view
This assumes returning home is the goal or outcome.
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