There’s what we do and the deeper underlying meaning behind it all.

In the movie Road to Perdition, there is a scene where the mob boss played by Paul Newman tells his chief enforcer played by Tom Hanks that neither is them will see heaven because of their lime of work and the murders they have committed. Hanks says, however, that his son can see heaven.

He does everything to ensure that – protecting him physically and emotionally. Apologies for the spoiler but at the end of the movie, he kills someone in order for his son not to – thus keeping his hands clean and sparing a measure of innocence.

The deeper meaning here is palpable, the effects perhaps imperceptible at first glance but resonating with and through time.

I call these the liens within the journey and to God. Dots connecting and all that, this is where the hope is found. That it all somehow makes sense and is worth it.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions for sure but the road through leads hopefully to somewhere good.

Being able to see or sense the lines are like the breadcrumbs in Hansel and Gretel. They remind us we are on the right path and encourage us to keep on walking.