"May the Road Rise up to Meet You." Huh?
I woke up this morning thinking, "May the road rise up to meet you." Don't ask why - I have no idea. And then, in my semi-conscious state, it occurred to me for the first time ever that I had no idea what that might mean.
Isn't that weird. I have seen it for years and even prayed it a few times. I thought I knew what it meant but ... when I stopped to think I was stumped.
I can imagine a drunk chap falling over and the road rising up to meet him. I don't suppose that this is the sentiment unless it is a prayer for drunken people with a sense of humour.
I can imagine walking along a road and as I take each step ... hooray! the road is still there rising up to meet me. But that can't be right. It is so mundane.
So here is my guess. Imagine that you are going on a journey (literal or metaphorical) and the way forward is not clear. You cannot see the road. The prayer is then that as you go forward the right path would spring up as you go. That sounds plausible.
So am I right? To be honest I don't care that much but I am too tired to write anything 'profound' right now.
Isn't that weird. I have seen it for years and even prayed it a few times. I thought I knew what it meant but ... when I stopped to think I was stumped.
I can imagine a drunk chap falling over and the road rising up to meet him. I don't suppose that this is the sentiment unless it is a prayer for drunken people with a sense of humour.
I can imagine walking along a road and as I take each step ... hooray! the road is still there rising up to meet me. But that can't be right. It is so mundane.
So here is my guess. Imagine that you are going on a journey (literal or metaphorical) and the way forward is not clear. You cannot see the road. The prayer is then that as you go forward the right path would spring up as you go. That sounds plausible.
So am I right? To be honest I don't care that much but I am too tired to write anything 'profound' right now.
Comments
It's a poor translation from the original Irish "go n'eirigh do bothair leat' which means roughly "may you succeed in the path you take".
How interesting. I ne'er knew that! I can understand that.
May you succeed in the cycle path you take
Robin
that is the road rising up to meet you. i had that kind of day today!
i wrote down some metaphysical questions to the universe, am i on the right path? etc. and my answers came in the form of the road rising up to meet me! cool!
That is very helpful. Thanks
Robin
Thank you for sharing!