Sometimes traveling involves standing still
After traveling for quite some time on the road, I can safely say that it is the best form of education in the world. Instead of spending billions of dollars constructing schools and colleges, we should encourage people to travel more. It may not help us understand mathematical formulas better but it certainly will help others learn more about our own selves. After traveling for quite some time, I did something that I never thought was possible.
I woke up very early in the morning and moved out of the tent that I had set up on the farmland where I was staying. I enjoyed the wonderful sunrise on the horizon and then suddenly felt the urge to watch the sun set on the same spot. I decided to spend the entire day doing nothing but observing the world around me. I would have probably refused the suggestion outright if somebody had spoken about staying at a single spot for a day doing absolutely nothing.
I would have been distracted and bored beyond belief. However, I decided to pay attention to the world around me and discovered that eight hours was a very small period of time to observe the world around us. From the farmer driving his latest biodiesel tractor to chipmunks fighting over a piece of nut- the entire day was spent in the midst of nature and life.
I realized that I was really tired of traveling a lot and had desperately required this break. However, more than the physical rest, the mental joy and pleasure that I obtained by observing the world around me from a single spot was indescribable. I did observe the sunset from the same spot and left the place is a very satisfied person. I have no record of my experience except for what I saw, heard and experienced on the spot.
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