A pilgrimage is in the mind of the traveler. Technically, if
you wanted, you wouldn’t have to travel halfway across the world to accomplish
a successful pilgrimage. That tends to happen more often than not these days.
People can’t afford the trip, so they settle for a miniature pilgrimage closer
to home. For most, it’s become the Stations of the Cross. People can pray this
as a remembrance of Jesus as a replacement for actually traveling the same path
that Jesus did on his way to his crucifixion. Either that, or you can just pick
a place closer to home and travel there and keep the main reason somewhere in
your mind. After all, the entire reason for a pilgrimage is to bring spiritual
and mental enlightenment. That doesn’t mean a physical trip is necessary.
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