As I reach this moment in the journey I am reminded again how long life takes
and the fact that it is over in an instant. I am surprised that the last
three stages of life turned out to each be ten year long. It was certainly
not planned that way. While I’m too close to it to judge the quality
of it, telling my story around forty-nine campfires has certainly been the
most important and satisfying work that I have ever done.