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and are consequently always looking ahead, anticipating the way stations, and think-
ing about the end. Though the journey metaphor is popular, particularly in the West,
it is generally characterized by a driven, goal-oriented mentality: a way of living and
being that often inhibits those who subscribe to the journey metaphor from savoring
each moment of life.
When you dance, by contrast, you hear the music and move in harmony with the
rhythm. Like life, a dance has a beginning and an end. But unlike a journey, your ob-
jective is not to get to the end but to enjoy the dance while the music plays. You are
totally in the moment and care nothing about where on the floor you stop when the
dance is done.
As you begin to contemplate your Walt Disney World vacation, you may not have
much patience for a philosophical discussion about journeys and dancing. But you
see, it is relevant. If you are like most travel guide readers, you are apt to plan and
organize, to anticipate and control, and you like things to go smoothly. And truth be
told, this leads us to suspect that you are a person who looks ahead and is outcome-
oriented. You may even feel a bit of pressure concerning your vacation. Vacations,
after all, are special events and expensive ones as well. So you work hard to make the
most of your vacation.
We also believe that work, planning, and organization are important, and at Walt
Disney World they are essential. But if they become your focus, you won't be able
to hear the music and enjoy the dance. Though a lot of dancing these days resembles
highly individualized seizures, there was a time when each dance involved specific
steps, which you committed to memory. At first you were tentative and awkward, but
eventually the steps became second nature and you didn't think about them anymore.
Metaphorically, this is what we want for you and your children or grandchildren
as you embark on your Walt Disney World vacation. We want you to learn the steps
ahead of time, so that when you're on your vacation and the music plays, you will be
able to hear it, and you and your children will dance with grace and ease.
YOUR PERSONAL TRAINERS
WE'RE HERE TO WHIP YOU INTO SHAPE
by helping you plan and enjoy your Walt Dis-
ney World vacation. Together we'll make sure that it really
is
a vacation, as opposed
