The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.

Life is a journey with almost limitless detours.

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Perhaps the old man had chosen to look up through—or at least around—his problems while still smiling, knowing that a detour didn’t have to alter the destination, it merely changed the path.

It was kind of like what I imagined it would be like to drink a forest fire.