How far must one go to see the distance?

How far must one travel in order to "experience it all"? How much must we see in order to call ourselves sages of the world? To tell you the truth, I believe we can throw much conventional thought away as we attempt to understand why we do the things we do. It is the possessed that become enfatuated with an inane sense of pleasure in the most odd circumstances. The crippled may walk amongst the living and even the most worthy fellow may induldge in a hypocritical laugh. For it is earnest to live a true life, but how close must we grow to those experiences we typify and standardize our paths by. Must we walk a million miles? Must we talk a million conversations? Must we overcome a million obstacles? How far must one go to see the distance?