When Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492:
1. He didn't know where he was going.
2. When he got there he did not where he was.
3. When he returned he did not know where he had been.
4. But what he did know was that he had a purpose: His commission (purpose) that he received from the King and Queen of Spain stated:
“it is hoped that by God’s assistance some of the continents and islands in the ocean will be discovered…’
