The recent death of Robert Pirsig reminded me of one of my favorite books. I like to tell people it is neither about Zen nor about motorcycle maintenance. I decided to bring it along with me on our upcoming trip. Since it is 2017, I downloaded it to my Kindle.
Last night I found some wonderful passages in the first chapter:
"You see things vacationing on a motorcycle in a way that is completely different from any other. ... Secondary roads are preferred. Paved county roads are the best, state highways are next. Freeways are the worst. ... These roads are truly different from the main ones. The whole pace of life and personality of the people who live along them are different. They're not going anywhere They're not too busy to be courteous. The hereness and nowness of things is something they know all about."
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