Man is Homo ambulans. This is part of his natural law, the law of reason. This endowment enables him to get to places about his home or to the top of Mount Ranier. Walking is a kind of natural reflection of man’s mind, which is capax omnium, capable of knowing all things. His walking takes him to places he knows. The natural law indicates that relation between all our natural endowments, including our two legs, and our knowing all that is. Our walking is a reminder that there really are places and realities outside our minds to which we want to go, at which we want to be present.
–James Schall, S.J., The Classical Moment
