"Those old pilgrims believed stories in which the West was a promise, a far away place where decent people could escape the wreckage of the old world and start over. Come to me, the dream whispers, and you can have one more chance." - William Kittredge

As spring arrives in the Scottish Highlands, I talk to my friends in their mid-20s about the future and the inevitable uncertainty that comes with it, as we all try to find our sense of purpose. "Mì-chinnt" means uncertainty in Scottish Gaelic.