“NIETZSCHE ENVY” Nietzsche and the joy of wandering. When I came to the Ukraine,

“NIETZSCHE ENVY”

Nietzsche and the joy of wandering.

When I came to the Ukraine, my idea, was that I would either start the business, or I would buy a toyota truck and drive from london to mongolia by the most dangerous and uncivilized route possible before there were no such routes left to travel. The sort of minimalist adventure travel that I would use to cleanse my soul (and body) of the 2000’s.

For most of my childhood I had mini-bikes and small motorcycles, and my sense of freedom was sated by exploring on them, or on bicycles. Today, I realize the range I covered was less than ten miles in all directions. But that was what freedom meant to me: exploration.

But you know, I know Nietzsche had health problems, and I have had plenty of them too. And he spent a lot of time ‘wandering around’. And you know, it turns out that if all you want to do is think, then wandering around is a pretty good way of doing it.

And then, you sort of remember how awesome life is on a motorcycle, and you’re actually connected with the world rather than insulated from it. And you read a few articles by people who have spent a year traveling. And, then, you think, that even if your soul is already cleansed, maybe there is room now to fill it with joy.