Losing people close to you is a risk you must take. If not, they both point out, then they would just stay at home their whole lives. Yes, you must travel for the sake of the craft, but you must also be traveling for yourself. You learn much about yourself when you are away from home and on the road. Things like insecurities and hang-ups, passions and priorities.
Material possessions are no longer an issue.
You travel only with what you need. Your outfits and maybe a few other things. Nothing is very important any more. Nothing, that is, except their lives. People sometimes shout at us, or throw stones.