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The opposite of lost is knowing where you're goingand choosing not to.

means To move about with no fixed route or destination, drifting wherever the path or the mind happens to lead.

from From Old English 'wandrian,' to roam or stray, a kin of the Germanic family that also gave us 'wind' (the verbto twist and turn) and possibly 'wend.' The whole cluster shares a sense of curving, meandering motion rather than a straight march. Note its close cousin 'wonder': to let the mind wander is, fittingly, to wonderthough the two words came down separate but neighboring roads.

shared rootSame origin as wind — both meander unbothered
wanderlustGerman loan word, literally desire to wander
planetGreek planetes meant wandering star
vagus nerveNamed from Latin for wandering, snakes through your body
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