We love London and are anxious to visit the newly opened ALICE IN WONDERLAND exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The book has always held special interest and we often use quotes from the story to demonstrate our message. Who would have thought that the Cheshire Cat could have a message for future retirees…but really for people of any age or stage of life who are in transition?
Ponder the situation... Alice is lost in the woods, exiled in a world that she does not recognize, so she addresses the good-natured-looking Cat:
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” Perched in a tree above her and sporting a wide grin full of teeth, the Cat answers, “That depends a good deal on where you want to go.” Alice responds, “I don’t much care where—” and the Cat interrupts, “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.” Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
This seemingly childish and fantastical conversation sums up rather well the modern problem for individuals and the communities in which they reside on how they often move forward without a sense of direction.
A fun read with a very important life lesson.
