In the past one month, I had to travel to four different states, for different reasons, some for work and some for leisure. It has been a jam-packed month and the backlog of work at my base place after that has kept me way too occupied to post a blog. The travel was exhaustive because it was at a stretch but there have been way too many lessons which I have picked up on my way. I guess it will be more systematic if I summarize my lessons in points, so here it goes!
1. Travel to know that you are not the only one: Well yes, most of us are cocooned! We are the heroes in our boundaries, where on one hand it’s good to be one, on the other it gets us stuck at that spot itself. For instance, I believe that I am a very independent person, I manage many things alone and I do a lot of creative things apart from my profession. Even my family boasts me constantly about it and I am content being the made-up heroine! Beyond my boundaries and outside my city it’s very common for a girl to be the way I am, and in fact, most of them are doing things which I may be too lazy to even think about at times. Yes, in many aspects it would apply to you as well. Travel and travel as much as you can, meet people whom you have never know before, interact and know that there is a lot that is still unexplored and a long way that still lies ahead of you! No, you are not “THE" painter, “THE" writer, “THE" professional, and “THE" smarty pants! There is always and always a certain someone who is doing something better than you, travel introduces you to that and takes you a level up in your work. With travel, you make sure that you are not that frog in the well, with travel if you introspect then you continuously improve!
2. Travel to make yourself a little more flexible: Can’t sleep with that annoying noise? Want a certain type of breakfast in the morning? Need a compulsory 7-hour sleep for sure? Travel, stay away from home and you will realize that your requirements are not as rigid as they seem! We tend to define ourselves in many strange ways, we feel it’s just the way we are, but the reality is that we are not. We are just used to a certain pattern of things and if we don’t break them we may get dead stubborn about them with passing time. Travel is the best way to take a break from your rigid requirements and make yourself a little more flexible with your routine!
3. Travel to grow your reach and spread your circle: Of course you can do this, but only if you interact with new people. Where connecting on social media is a trend nowadays the depth of bonds is definitely more when you meet someone face to face. By meeting newer people and by associating with them you get an opportunity to plan a new venture and you get an opportunity to spread your existing ideas. Spread your circle, and keep interacting with new minds for you never know when and where you connect with a like mind which can take your idea ahead! Connecting on social media is certainly a boon but I believe it’s a better portal for maintenance of existing bonds than creating new bonds!
4. Travel to know yourself more: In our cocoons, we are tied to a strict schedule which we follow every day, you may have to reach office on time or a maid to attend to. Our minds are constantly occupied by our daily to-do list, so much so that we do not even realize what are the things which we actually like, what are the things which may be productive for us, or what are things which we should shun doing! Travel is the best time when you can sit with yourself without any worries or deadlines and think about your journey of life, think and plan about how you can improve things for yourself, whether you are heading the way you always wanted to and so on and so forth! A journey within your own self becomes easier when you are on a journey to some other place. Do try it!
5. Travel because there is a lot that needs to be explored: This, of course, is an age-old reason and also a reason which can never get old! From the different cultures and cuisines to the different geographies and sceneries there is way too much in this big yet small world that needs to be explored!
Its summers, take a break and plan that next trip to look beyond yourself and your boundaries! J
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