Description: I describe five occasions during which I rode the bus alone and long distance, starting from when I was nine years old, and culminating when I was 31. Each occasion offered unique gifts and lessons for my own developmental thrust, and might serve as an example for others who seek to gain meaning in their lives by viewing the same activity done at different times, processing consciously what went on, and thus how one’s understanding of life on earth subtly and gradually deepens and widens.