Chatwin and Jesus

“Luxury hampers mobility.” Ah, Chatwin’s efficiency. He’s talking of course about his favorite subject: nomadic tribes versus citified people. He argues eloquently for the human urge to travel. It is a holy urge and one tied to holiness through the pilgrimages. In this light, I was seeing his simple three-word line parallel another famous philosopher’s words and shining a new light on them: “Give up all you have and follow me,” said Jesus. Perhaps he was urging less about poverty and more about traveling.