It is the duty of every human being to acquire knowledge. The eyes of the mind are opened for acquiring knowledge. But the perfection of knowledge does not come within the limitations of a chaotic life. Moreover, the human mind is thirsty for diversity. There is no end to the efforts and curiosity of the people to enjoy the boundless beauty of the country. The best way to satisfy this curiosity is to travel around the country. Macro Polo says in his book Travels of the Marvels of the World-
"Traveling is universal
Traveling is educative
traveling is inspiring. "
The instinct of people to travel the country is eternal. It has been going on since time immemorial. From time immemorial, people have rushed from place to place to know the unknown, to see the unseen, to catch the elusive. So if we review the history, we can see that tourists from China, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Greece, etc. have flocked to our Indian subcontinent from time to time to acquire knowledge. They still come from those countries for tourism or livelihood.
In the midst of his travels, Marco Polo floated by sea to China, crossing the vastness of Asia. Ibn Battuta left his home and traveled to various countries in Asia and Africa to acquire knowledge. He came to our country during Muslim rule. Stories of such intriguing and adventurous adventures have made people travel more and more through the ages. Rabindranath Tagore, the world poet, expressed his interest in travel in his poems:
"I wish I could
I have become a nation in the world
The country is in exile. "
No one's mind survives to stay in the same place for a long time. Then the mind is anxious to get a taste of a little difference. Patriotism gives us a taste of that difference and spreads a feeling of peace in the mind. When a traveler who has lived in his homeland forever goes abroad, the diversity of nature makes him think and feel bored. Beautiful nature does not mean that you have to be beautiful. There is a different beauty in the desert cactus, sandstorms or deserts. Basically, diversity arouses curiosity and brings joy in traveling.
In ancient times transportation, communication systems and technology were not so advanced. At sea, sailing ships sailed, traveling by land on horseback or on foot. It was very difficult to travel then. Only adventurous, hard-working and indomitable people of knowledge used to travel in those days.
Nowadays the communication system has improved a lot. The contribution of science has made it easier to travel to different countries of the world by air, land and water. If you can afford it, you can now reach any country in just a few hours. So nowadays the boundaries of travel have become wider and wider.
There may be different purposes for traveling. It depends on the needs, curiosity or tastes of the traveler. Sometimes people have to travel the country for the purpose of traveling, sometimes out of curiosity for something new, sometimes for business needs. There is no alternative to travel to bring the unseen within the boundaries of one's own knowledge. Travel is very important in student life. Even if you know a lot about the world by reading books, it may not find a place in your heart. As a result, it is easily forgotten. So traveling in this way can be an essential part of education. The famous English writer Shakespeare said -
"Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits."
That is to say, a young man who has a habit of sitting comfortably in the comfort of his house, his thoughts and knowledge are confined to the house.
Traveling around the globe can be a daunting task. Through this a person's education also gets perfection. In school, college, university also a student acquires indirect knowledge. But through traveling he gained knowledge through direct experience. Because, in the narrow courtyard of the school or within one's own boundaries, the knowledge that a person acquires by reading a book cannot be fulfilled due to lack of direct experience. Jnanpipasu's direct connection with historical, social, archeological events and places is established through travel. Besides, the behavior, language, usage, culture and values of different people of different countries of the world have different nature. Direct and real knowledge about these is not possible without traveling the country.
Travel is essential for human life. Travel the country by filling the sea of knowledge with knowledge, inspiration, beauty, taste and experience of diversity. Therefore, it is very important to travel the country according to one's ability. Ibn Battuta says in his travelogue:
"Traveling makes one know the mystery of Lord's creation. Traveling makes us self-confident."
Therefore, the role of travel is immense for the smooth development of mental health in the necessities of life.