Something I Just Realized

Here's something I just realized. Travel is meant for only a very small fraction of the population. Travel means trying new things and also trying not to make a face when you realize that it's the worst thing you've ever tasted. Travel means you go out for a walk, even when you're tired, just for the simple sake of exploring and discovering new places. If you're going to travel, do it right. Push yourself in every single way possible. Don't take a vacation, take an exploration. Go places you never imagined you'd see. I mean, why not? You have this one life and it's really not very long. We have a limited time here on this little blue planet. Why wouldn't you see as much of it as possible? Put your worries aside, take everything as it comes, accept all that you see as just the way this beautiful world flows and things will fall into place. Travel to see the world, travel to feel the world but don't travel to understand the world. Because you never will. And you never want to. Why try to understand when you could simply marvel in its mystery? Some things truly are better off left misunderstood. One of those things is the world. For once, don't analyze what you see, just smile and realize that you are living in a unique moment in time. A time that can never be replaced or erased. Make the most of this moment. You don't get it again and you don't have too many after it. Do yourself and favor and see the world. See as much of it as you can, so much that when your time on Earth is about finished, you can honestly and proudly say that you've searched every corner of the world and still don't understand a damn thing about it. And you'll smile because there's nothing like the memories of exploration. There's really nothing like the feeling of looking around a corner and not having a clue as to what you'll see on the other side. You'll never forget how it feels to literally have your breath taken away by something more beautiful than words could express. And you'll always remember the faces of the people you encounter. Faces tell stories. A face in its most candid moment is the greatest of the storytellers. Look at someone's face when they're hard at work, when they're in agony, when they're in sheer elation. Look at a face in a candid moment and you'll never forget it. Travel so that you can do all these things but mostly travel for yourself. Give yourself the opportunity to have your breath taken away by a sunrise and to see someone's face in a private moment. Travel the world, explore all you can and savor every inch of the Earth you place your foot upon.

EC, 12 August 2010, 10:01 p.m.