Apr 13 2009
The Trail A Man Leaves
Louis L’amour often discusses that the art of tracking a person is more about understanding them than some mystic art of reading hidden tracks in wild places. The truth is that everything that we do leaves some imprint on the world around us. Most of us just ignore the signs that others leave. These signs aren’t terribly important for most of what we do day to day.
Knowing that my wife brushed her teeth because the toothbrush has moved makes no real difference. Knowing that a horse carries two riders rather than one could be the difference between life and death. Understanding the details of a person’s life can help to understand their motives and their destinations. If you reach that destination first then there is no tracking involved. Just sit back and wait.
