The Unreachable Star
My father asked me, relating to my last entry, if a pilgrimage was the same as a quest. Perhaps not all pilgrimages, perhaps not all quests—but I would have to say that yes, many are. Though they are not intrinsically the same, they share many of the same characteristics.
He reminded me of one of my favorite songs:
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest
And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star
YES. Yes! This is exactly what I mean.
But remember: "You do not find the grail—the grail finds YOU."
