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Feb 25, 2008

"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing -- then we truly live life." --Greg Anderson

Relying on Kindness & A Donkey

Jonathan Dunham is walking the earth. Assisting him in this endeavor is his donkey, named Judas. On a recent Sunday morning, reggaetón blared from a house near the abandoned shack where Mr. Dunham has been sleeping on the floor. Barefoot children wandered up to his hovel, petting Judas. They giggled and stared at Mr. Dunham, 33. "Are you an athlete?” one of the children asked him. "Or a missionary?" "No," Mr. Dunham replied. "I’m just a guy." Like many of us, Dunham is just a "guy" --searching for the meaning of life. Unlike most of us he left his job two years ago and decided to start walking south, down through the western United States. This New York Times article interviews him in Venezuela about his journey.