In the modern world, we have largely reimagined travel as a problem of efficiency, a series of logistical hurdles to be cleared as quickly as possible. We transition from climate-controlled boxes to high-speed rails, treating the space between our departure and our destination as a void to be ignored. Yet, there is an ancient and profound wisdom in the act of walking—a pace of movement that perfectly matches the natural speed of human thought. When we step out onto a path with no goal other than the movement itself, we are not merely exercising our bodies; we are engaging in a rhythmic meditation that has fueled the minds of philosophers,…