“We moved off down the valley at five o'clock in fine, clear weather, with a high wall of mountains
“We moved off down the valley at five o'clock in fine, clear weather, with a high wall of mountains in front of us. I was delighted by the prospect of a good, steady day’s march under ideal conditions, but at half-past seven everyone suddenly halted and made camp. I was furious at our failure to push on while the going was so good, but forced myself to admit that my chronic impatience was a regrettable by-product of my Western upbringing. Instead of continually hurrying to a destination where I immediately found something else to go chasing madly after, I should have done far better to follow the example of the caravan-men and enjoy each passing hour for what it brought, without bothering about what I had wanted it to bring.”Andre Migot (1892–1967), ‘Tibetan Marches’. -- source link
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