Involves a sub-question: Who am I going towards? Leaving one place and moving towards another place always means leaving one person or group and going to another person or group.
When I was a kid and I went out for recess, I wasn’t just leaving the classroom and heading to the black top, I was leaving the teacher and the students I was assigned to sit near and went towards my favorite friends.
At the end of the work day, I do not simply leave my place of employment and go to my house, I leave my colleagues and go to my family.
When I go on retreat, I do not just leave my usual environment and head to a new and remote location, I leave behind all my every-day relationships and go to be with myself… and God.
If you’re considering your path in life, don’t spend so much time asking, “Where am I going?” but rather, “Who am I going towards?” The second will help answer the first; the who will help define the where. Relationship determines destination.
