Todays Lesson

Good day to you ladies and gentlemen, or perhaps good evening. Whoever you are and whatever time it be that you are with us, we welcome you, and invite you to share with us todays valuable lesson. For today we went in search of Paradise. A quest attempted by many, but a quest rarely (if ever) fulfilled. It began with a journey of some length back to the familiar (Queenstown), and then on once again into the unknown. We passed high over the lake, far under the shadow of the mountains, forded the streams, on a road that became a track, and a track that went ever on, all the while searching for Paradise. But what was Paradise? Would it be obvious that we had found it? Would there be a clear sign - this is Paradise? All that had surrounded us for miles had looked liked Paradise. How would we know we were there? The answer is, we did not, and do not know. We may have been to Paradise, but we will never know. You may think we are disappointed that we did not find that which we had searched for (or did not realise that we had found it), but we are not my friends, for this is the lesson which we learned - make sure you enjoy the journey, for the destination may never be reached.
In the end we found our own Paradise. And it was good. And we were pleased.

Enjoy your journey.