Companions and compassion in travel and life

I am on the road right now, mostly by myself. While I don't mind traveling alone, it does sometimes get lonely. This reminds me of one of an oldtime ことわざ　kotowaza - proverbs in Japanese:

旅は道連れ世は情け たびはみちづれよはなさけ Tabi wa michizure Yo wa nasake

It means, just as when you travel it's good to have travelling companions, in life it's important to have 情け　なさけ　nasake - compassion and kinship.

Words to pick up here:

旅　たび　tabi - travel 道連れ　みちづれ　michizure - accompany on the road; travel together 世　よ　yo - society (that one lives in); this life 情け　なさけ　nasake - compassion, kinship. Also meaning the same: 人情　にんじょう　ninnjou

I think this sentiment is true in any society, and in any era.

Comments

[Fran_Magbual]

I don't mind flying by myself, but once you get where you're going it's nice to have people to do things with.