Probably Misguided, But...

...there's precedent for going into the desert looking for wisdom.

And who knows? Maybe he found wisdom. In any event he's probably not as pudgy now as in the photograph, which I hope he'll appreciate.

(I tried to find that dramatic clip from The Ten Commandments of Moses battling the desert, but could only find the part where Ramases sent him on his way. Oh, well.)