Few weeks ago I was discussing with two of my
colleagues about our plan to travel southeast China
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I
emailed travel agencies, twitted and searched on google. While I was presenting my output, another colleague murmured from a distance:
“But…”
“But
that is quite an expense. There are still several months to come and you might
still change your minds”.
“But…”, this word to me sounds lethal. It rubs off
more than the enthusiasm. It sounds as if it has a fair way of viewing
things when it only magnifies the fear to make out what we intend to achieve.
“It allows us to be cowards, while sounding
noble.” said Jeff Goins. True indeed!
I know many people who are vocal
about their desire to travel the world but do not actually want to pay the
price in order to realize it. They are full of dreams but lack motivations and
efforts.
I
am apparently no John Maxwell but I believe that we can usually succeed in
reaching what we want if we put our minds to it.
Being young and wild
Entering
young adulthood automatically gives us the free passes to try out what we want,
away from the vulnerability of being too young and the greater responsibility
of being too old.
When
we grow older, our priorities change together with our age. Sometimes, even
when we have the desire for things, we cannot simply get hold of the luxury of time and
the privilege of health.
That
is why we have to grab the opportunity that life gives us now. One opportunity is to travel!
Here are three reasons why:
1. Traveling teaches us lessons we cannot learn otherwise
It teaches us
adventure. There is a big difference between reading about Paris or Rome
We become braver in taking risks to taste the fullness of life. When we are able to climb up the
Eiffel tower, swim the beaches of Bali, learn to speak Italian, experience the
Auckland skywalks, or ride a gondola, we are able to get new perspectives of why
there are things in the world that are made the way they are.
2.
Traveling
teaches us life and compassion
It’s not merely about the adventure
and the photos. Traveling meets you in the eye of a real world and edifices you
to care for issues and matters that are bigger than you. Issues that are easily ignored by the lackadaisical minds of the young.
The respect and care for the suffering
and belief of the other half of the billions of human beings in the world begin to set
in your heart.
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3. Traveling teaches us culture
When you travel you see new place, meet new people, and taste new food. You are able to observe local practices that are so distinct and worth the story. It brings you to a higher level of understanding a country, a nation.
The Great Wall of
It surely is worth the investment!
It may get you a little out of your comfort zone but that is why it teaches you greater things, because it primarily scrapes you from fear.
You won’t always be young. Places change through time. So start to discover the world for all its worth. Travel!
And even if you’re no longer young you can travel, anyway. It is never too late.
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Everyone can become a
traveler and a storyteller.
Traveling gives us exactly that kind of opportunity--- to travel and write or tell other people about it; to inspire and be inspired all at the same time.
And one more thing though, traveling leaves a good mark in our memories. Someday when our age comes past the calendar, we have extraordinary things to share to the new generation.
Traveling gives us exactly that kind of opportunity--- to travel and write or tell other people about it; to inspire and be inspired all at the same time.
And one more thing though, traveling leaves a good mark in our memories. Someday when our age comes past the calendar, we have extraordinary things to share to the new generation.
Postscript: Listen to this travel song I've always loved. Thanks to David Isaacs, I am more inspired to trek the world---wanderlust!
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