First contribution Pilgrim’s book ready

The first contribution for the contemporary book of hours and pilgrims Seasons of Life has arrived.

The pilgrim’s book will be the heart of the Walk of Wisdom and consists of contributions from pilgrims who tell something about their philosophy of life on the basis of a personal experience. The contributions are interspersed with miniatures (mini-paintings) and representations of living artists on universal themes. 

For the very first pilgrim book, the Walk of Wisdom collaborates with Intermedi-art Kunstzaken, which manages this publication. For this first book, well-known and inspiring Dutch people are asked to identify with the core values of the Walk of Walk of Wisdom in their own way. All contributions will be exhibited throughout August 2015 in the Stevenskerk in Nijmegen. This will also be the official opening of the Walk of Wisdom: the famous Dutch people will become the symbolic ‘forerunners’ of the new pilgrimage route. 

Herman Wijffels was responsible for the first contribution. In it, the former CEO of Rabobank tells of a strong childhood experience when, as a little boy in nature, he suddenly got the insight that man lives in a ‘field of possibilities’. Since the beginning of the universe, the earth, nature and also man have emerged from these possibilities. What can arise in that field of possibilities depends on the moment and the situation, and the great thing, according to Wijffels, is that we can contribute to strengthening those possibilities: as human beings, we are co-designers of the shapes of the future. 

More about the pilgrim book Seasons of Life.