TRAVEL TO EXPLORE THINKING...

|| TRAVEL TO EXPLORE THINKING...||

  

The earth travels around the sun and moon to complete a circle which creates day and night throughout the world. Travel is the need for the earth, moon and the sun to keep the universe surviving. Similarly, one needs to travel to explore the world. During this difficult time, technology is travelling so fast among us that we all are stagnant but it is keeping us moving in the world. It's virtual but still, we are moving. In a year, a whole technological revolution has happened in the world. Through technology, we have travelled to each and every small country in the world. The nature of the earth, moon and the sun itself shows us how significant it is for us to travel. Everyday sun comes with its vibrating energy and says,'Just Shine." I feel travelling is equally important to improve the skills of our brain to learn a new language.

 

In the earlier days, our ancestors like Krishna used to take cows for gazing with his gwals. Not only to feed the cows but also to observe how Vrijwasis are and if they are in any difficulty then he would help out. Lord Rama also travelled 14 years of vanvas. It was his commitment to the people to help in his and around his kingdom. The same was observed by all the kings of our country India. Sometimes they used to change their attire to see the reality of how people behave, and also to see if someone is really in need. In today's world, if you need to make a difference then you need to travel not only to explore the world around us but also to see and learn from others. Our country India has 29 states and 8 union territories where we can travel. It has a rich culture and beauty of rich languages and religions to observe. Every state has its charm and beauty which we can learn to explore. In fact, Krishna has travelled all over India and left his memories in the form of temples that people visit to explore their thinking.

 

                                          

''Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.” Let's think this way- travelling is as good as education, emotions, feelings, thoughts, food and travelling in our body. I was very inspired by the English movie, "Inner Space'' where they miniaturize people and they travel in the body like travelling around the world. Today, we all have warmth and understanding in managing our difficult times, like if help is not found at home then we end up helping each other. Similarly, when we travel with family and have to go long distance and if every member knows to drive then one can divide time or on the journey, if anyone feels sick then the other person can help. When you travel together, you do take care of each other's timing, food and other necessities; how about we implement the same in our day to day lives? I think life will become so much better. Travel to be a better human being.

I think any person in charge of family/company/community/country should go through traveling of emotions and behavior of their people. The understanding of that will make the person in-charge's task much easier. I remember once I was traveling to one station near Ratlam. I was so amazed to see that it was so clean and neat. Every corner of the station was beautified and even all the restrooms were so neat that you'd enjoy being there. I was surprised that this station is some exceptional place in the country and people should see such a station. So many thoughts just passed. In excitement, I asked one of the charge stations, what is the reason behind such cleanliness? What is so special? He said, "Ma'am, today we have the Railway Minister on a visit so these special arrangements are done for the same." No wonder! that's why it was so clean. I don't understand why we only work on-demand or when we are under compulsion. Why can't we do it every day like this? This shows that the only way to improve is by traveling to observe, because travel opens our heart to see purity in everything, broadens our mind to look at life with a positive approach, and most importantly fills our life with stories to cherish always and tell others too.

We recently visited a tiger safari. We traveled by road. We enjoyed every moment as we saw so many small villages. We also had a different kind of food on the way. We eat pav vada in Mumbai and in the small villages, they eat the same thing slightly differently, called masala rasa vada. We went to the safari and saw a tigress in her best attitude moving at her own pace. We did five safaris, out of which only in two safaris we could see tigresses. Sometimes we didn't get to see her at all. One thing I learned from the tigress is that "You be what you are and people will follow you." It is seen that other than human beings, all the creatures on this earth i.e., animals/birds, everyone can be what they are. They eat, they gaze, they fly. Wild animals only catch their prey when they are hungry. They don't demand and are happy with what food they have and we, humans, are never satisfied! We keep chasing for more things. We need to travel to see the beauty of nature around us and must learn from them.

We travel to do adventures. I remember we had been to New Zealand on a trip. My daughter wanted to do bungee jumping and I, as a mother, was so worried and she said no, I want to do it. According to her, all safety measures were taken so she would not have any difficulty. She was so confident about it. She did it and I got so much confidence in her and even in myself. The next time, we visited Darjeeling and there was paragliding and I decided to do it. My daughters were so surprised but they gave me confidence that yes, I can do it. Even the person-in-charge of paragliding said, "Ma'am, just think you have two minutes to live in this life and just enjoy those moments." I think those were the best moments of my life which I cherish and will always cherish as treasured memories of my life. Travel with adventure increases confidence in your life and also it is the best way for us to learn something new and explore our potentials.

 

Travel for fun. Once you travel you are released from all the hectic work. You listen to music and you eat different kinds of food. I was supposed to go to Italy, Como for a conference. Just two days before I got the visa, there were two international conferences in Como. So all the nearby hotels for the conference were booked. I got a last-minute hotel which was half an hour away. My family was worried about how I will travel and manage. I said, I will go and will find a way. That was a really exciting and fun trip for me as I had to find different ways to reach the venue with minimal expenses. Sometimes traveling teaches you skills, is fun and also makes you more efficient. I think we should travel not to escape life but we should travel for life not to escape us.

I feel one should keep travelling with safety measures. Safety measures of finance, health or technical which require planning. Travelling teaches you to learn, to observe, to be happy and to improve your skills. A human being can explore their thinking in the best possible manner by travelling. Travel far enough so you can meet yourself. Travelling does help you to be a better human being.