Footpaths and Trails: How Our Life is Defined by Them
Photo source: geograph.org.uk Footpaths are Memory Lanes Do we remember when we went for a walk for the first time? Every one of us might have trod a narrow lane or footpath for the first time with our parents: probably on our way to the shop nearby, to the school, or to a relative's or neighbour's house. The experience of those brief walks lingers. They taught us about the tiny pleasures of life, like a soothing breeze or the scent of green grass as it crumbled under our feet; the welcome and not-so-welcome sights of a stray dog, a blooming wild bush, or a crow perching on a tree. To welcome a new morning and inhale its charming sensations, to clear the mind by going on a walk on the seashore, or to stroll down avenues of calm and buzz with our friends, chatting lightly about you, them, and life! What is the one constant in all the above? The footpath. Footpaths have a fascinating way of reminding us who we are. So many have come before us and walked the same paths. Their fo...