What I Learned After Travelling the World
The Journey Within
Four years ago I quit my job and went on a worldwide journey to seek happiness. I spent a couple of years on the road which gave me further insight not only about the world we live in, but about myself and the world I live in.
I went in search of something, but I didn’t know exactly what it was: life’s meaning or my own purpose on Earth or inner peace.
Why Travel?
Travelling has been ingrained by advertisement as the ultimate experience. It has been deeply implanted in our minds as the solution for the fast paced lives we lead.
We are untrained to observe with fresh eyes. We need to get out of our comfort zone, we need something that pinches us, that pushes us, that stimulates us to wake up.
It is easier to get that feeling when we’re constantly on the go, when we expose ourselves to different environments, habits and routines, almost as if we became a different self, because we’re very present in the moment. It’s a lot like a bombastic party where we meet a bunch of people and have a ton of experiences in a very short period of time. And after such intensity, it may be challenging to come back to our “ordinary” lives.
