The Paradox of the Journey

Why do we set out on the journey in the first place?  We set out to find answers, to discover truths, to have stories to tell, to collect wisdom.  Yet we do not find those things on the path.  We encounter the unexpected, we encounter that which we never imagined, we encounter a world outside our ability to rationalize.  We do not receive answers, we only gather more questions.  We can tell our stories, but who will truly understand.  Will we even truly understand?