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don’t take responsibility for your actions, and bequick to blame others for your problems. A doctoronce told me he preferred treating patients whohad endured the World War II era. He said thosepatients were stoic, grateful, and self-reliant.Many people today are quick to complain and toblame. The American personality had once beena force that forged ahead westward, enduredhardship without much complaint, and was selfreliantand independent.But I digress.After buying the shirt I went to an Internet caféto check my e-mail. One of the messages wasfrom Katie, who had been my girlfriend before Istarted the journey. We had known each otherfor eighteen months. She loved me and wanted apermanent relationship. Prior to my journey Ibelieved that if I met a lady whom I loved I wouldgladly follow that path. However, with Katie Imade a conscious decision to pursue my travelplans. Katie had said several times that sheloved me more than I loved her. And although weended our relationship before I left, I somehowfelt she would still be there for me. As my journeyin Mexico evolved, I decided to return toCalifornia in April to visit some good friends, andhad asked Katie if I could spend the week withher. In her e-mail, she told me she would lovefor me to visit, but that she had become involvedwith someone else. Katie was perfectly right inher pursuit—she wanted to have a loving partnerat her side and I had no right whatsoever to denyher that. But, yet I still felt a loss. Did I make amistake leaving her? Or should we have tried toreach some sort of arrangement where I couldpursue my journey and at the same time