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Fools%u2019 Journey2the meanings of our dreams, we%u2019ve quit great jobs and moved away from safe and familiar situations. In short, we%u2019ve lived much of our lives outside the context of others. Occasionally we%u2019ve felt isolated, but the rewards have been great %u2014 and worth it.Without a doubt, when you follow your inner voice, you risk not fitting in. But that%u2019s the point %u2014 each of us should strive to overcome the mundane, the safe, the predictable, the approved, and move through life in a direction driven by something deep within. Because the future can%u2019t be seen or imagined, the way forward can be challenging %u2014 but we%u2019ve learned that taking risks can lead to wonderful possibilities.Of course, not every risk is worth taking, and we%u2019ve certainly had our share of detours, missteps, dead ends. Sometimes, returning to the right path requires a single flash of insight, while other realizations take an agonizingly long time and much self reflection. It%u2019s all part of the journey. When we were kids, my sister Mary and I called each other a fool so often that %u201cYou fool!%u201d became synonymous with, %u201cHello.%u201d Until we reached our 50s, we had a tradition of mailing the same April Fool%u2019s Day card back and forth. It wasn%u2019t very funny. On the front it said, %u201cThis card is burglarproof, thiefproof and bombproof.%u201d When opened, it read, %u201cbut it is not foolproof.%u201d During some years, the card sat patiently in a drawer, but when it seemed appropriate, whoever was in temporary possession added a message inside and sent it on. Most of the messages were clipped from a newspaper or magazine %u2014 things like %u201cthere%u2019s no fool like an old fool,%u201d or %u201conce a fool, always a fool.%u201d One year, I clipped out the phrase %u201ca fool and her money are soon parted,%u201d taped it to inside of the card, and attached the card to a shiny stainless-steel bedpan I had picked up at a flea market. I knew that Mary (actually she spelled it Mari back then), being a nurse, would appreciate it on April Fool%u2019s Day. So I wrapped it up and gave it to our Grandpa Mendy to mail to her from his home 30 miles away %u2014 COD. A couple of days later, as Mari sorted through her mail, she found a COD notice for a package the postman had tried to deliver when no one was home. Curious about what Grandpa could have sent, she jumped in her car and sped to the post office %u2014 only to arrive 5