Every parent at one time or another has probably encountered the dreaded "Are we there yet?" question from a bored kid in the back seat. Who knows how long that question has been around? The "Are we there yet?" interrogative may have been occurring since the horse and buggy days. Even as adults we often miss the point of traveling. We confuse the destination with the goal of traveling.
Modern society always has to be somewhere at a very specific time and the process of getting there is viewed as an annoyance that should be shortened. The trip is dull, but unfortunately the destination often sours too. We go all that way only to be disappointed. We pictures our selves at our destination having fun with various activities, but the anticipation of the arrival often is too high and we are left with a flat feeling about our trip.
