Here is a penned saga/poem/story of 'Ian Smith'--just a pseudonym really representing any of us--seeking solace and going away and in the process discovering the vastness of the world. It is a story-within-a-poem and a poem-within-a-story set within the sociocultural history of Brazil, but with relevancy to all our modern ills, and incorporating the vast and rich riches belying a country such as Brazil... and its historical evolution. Enjoy fellow Life's pilgrims.