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Further

Monday, 24^th February 2003

And the further he went,
the longer
was his return journey.

These lines salute the traveller, close to Utrecht Central Station.

What does it mean?
Is it meant literally?
Is it a warning not to travel too far away from home?

I once made a trip around the world, from Amsterdam Airport to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hawaii, Manilla, Kuala Lumpur and finally on to Amsterdam Airport.

From Amsterdam Airport

to Los Angeles

and San Francisco

via Hawaii

to Manilla

and Kuala Lumpur to finally

proceed to final destination Amsterdam Airport

The further I went, the more redundant the journey back became. It was a journey with no point of return. The outbound journey ended at home.

Does this experience contradict the poem?
Or does it in fact support the poem?

Are the lines more of a warning about a growing emotional distance? He who travels too far, loses the home to end the journey?

Till next nut,
Nut