Not having had many chances to travel in my life, I find it rather interesting how people who travel become addicted to it and take it as a motivating factor in their lives. It seems like their focus shifts from making a career to making money for travelling. To some extent, I understand that it’s a fact that once you start knowing things and you get exposure to the world, the more you realize how less you know. Living in our own bubble makes us believe we are moving forward with all the knowledge we need. However, there's a quote that I am reminded of every time I feel I know enough:
“The more you know, the less you think you know”
Do you understand the depth of this quote? The more you get t know about this universe, the more you realize how there is so much more to know about and that the information you have doesn’t even sum up to 1 percent of the facts there are to know in this world.
Trying to understand the differences travelling makes to our lives and finding a connection between travelling and self-realization, I started reading up peoples stories and talking to travellers. Here are some brief descriptions of the pointers I have extracted during this process.
⦁ For the first time, it will be all about getting out of your comfort zone and getting to know the realities that offer a different perspective towards life. You have to talk to people from different cultures who might not even understand your language. A lot of people who are actually comfortable talking to people also find themselves uncomfortable in such situations. Going to a place for the first time means that you are stepping out to new experiences which may or may not be necessarily pleasant.
⦁ Let's be honest, we have seen people gaining so much more confidence once they start travelling! It is the same as starting your university life and getting to know people from different backgrounds and different approaches towards life. You may not know too much about the university life but just through that exposure, you feel like you are learning so much every day and gaining confidence in yourself. You make principles for your life and stick to them. That is why people often point out to the fact how you’ve “groomed yourself well” in university.
⦁ Once you start travelling to different countries and experiencing cultural differences, you become more tolerated towards them and start understanding each other. That sense of compassion is actually a good feeling and makes you want to learn more about people and their stories.
⦁ Apart from culture, you also get involved in learning a new language. Learning a new language opens gates to communicate with people who probably have lived a life completely different than yours. It lets you be more expressive and also makes you understand their expressions. Although actions depict a great deal about a person it is the language that further makes you feel the story.
⦁ Wherever you, whether it's within your own country, in a family event, in a conference or in any sort of another event, you definitely get to know and talk to new people. Growing your network is very important for self-growth because this world itself is a social network where nobody can succeed on his own. Everybody needs someone to complete their life story.
Travel further lets you in on bigger networks that may be different from the one you’ve always had. You talk to people, you get to know people and who knows, these are the people you will think of one day when you are in trouble. In fact, it's not even about trouble, you never know why you will bump to and during what time of your life. You will be surprised at the coincidences that life will throw at you once you start travelling and getting to know people. The bigger the network, the better. You don’t want to miss out on a chance of helping someone or guiding someone about something you know. Another plus side is that the more connections you form, the more you will feel how small the world is. Other parts of the world won't seem too far away to you anymore.
Start saving up and you are good to go!
