Why traveling is important to keep your sanity intact
Curiosity is an integral part of
human nature. Questioning beliefs, society or even questioning our own lives is
something that we all go through at least once in our lives. We all feel an
urge to quest, but how many of us really make that happen?
Although if we see through a
different perspective, these questions cannot be found in the environment we
live in. Some say, traveling can open your perspective and help you know more
about your own mind and often it works really well for most people.
Honestly, you cannot ponder about
the meaning of life by watching a travel and living programs sitting on your
couch. One has to go out there and feel it on their skin. The best thing about
traveling is that it gives you some great experiences on which you can base the
values of our life. The meaning of life doesn’t lie under a pile of some
history or philosophical books but under the shadow of stars, vastness of the
ocean, and deep valleys of the mountains. That experience can only be gained
through travelling. Travel gets us to places and makes us indulge into diverse
cultures we have been forming an opinion about.
In our country, travel has not
been given a very rapturous position yet, but there are people who are
repositioning themselves towards travel. Indians, in particular, need to travel
more and more, because the environment and society in which our mindsets grow
and develop is very restricted. The truth for us is what we have been listening,
reading or absorbing.
Our country is full of diversity
when it comes to destinations and cultures. From the cultural heritage of the
north to the religious sensibilities of the south, India is a manifold of
various societies. We have coastal areas in Gokarna to beautiful villas in Nainital, which one can
traverse through.
Another major advantage of
travelling is that it acts as a mirror of introspection. Travelling lets our
flaws float above the surface making us question, yet again, about the way we
have been conceiving ourselves. It shatters the very convincing fact that we
‘need' to be perfect in every way possible. Again a conviction, which is a
truth to us, gets segmented into different possible scenarios on why is it okay
to be not a perfectionist. While travelling to different parts, we learn to
embrace our imperfections and learn each time we face them.
So, travelling isn’t just about
going out on vacations, but it’s the solace wherein lies the answers to all our
questions.
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