Why Playing Pointless Guessing Games Is Good for the Soul

You learn it’s about the journey, not the destination.

Image: Le Penseur by Jean-David & Anne-Laure via Wikimedia Commons | Edited by Eve Peyser

My boyfriend Hudson and I were walking along a thin creek, a streak of water cutting through the barren desert landscape. Immersed in deep conversation, we paused for a moment to admire a white egret, dinosaur-like, walking in the water, and then got back to business.