Wanderlust

When I travel, it is a somber experience. I might venture to say it comes with a slight wave of depression. I travel a distance from that which I know and from that which is comfortable. By default I reflect on how far I have come in life, I appreciate what I have and I think of what I have lost and I dream for that which I do not have. One would think by now I could perform a simple task like get on a fucking plane and not feel something about it. Nope. Not this time.

At home we are the largest things of our own significance and what we surround ourselves with is all that we know. We bind ourselves so tightly inside of what is comfortable and live within our routine, naturally as any creature of habit does. That routine is the highest priority we assign. When we explore the "new" world around us, we become aware of how insignificant all of what we are is to the grand scheme of our collective lives as a human race in its entirety. In that, we are humbled or at least we should be.

A vacation is not as much to explore a new place as it is to understand other lives and to observe them without the demand our routine puts on us. The new landscapes and skylines around us serve as a contrast against the ones that which serves as our hometown. The new people we meet and their lives should- in some part -serve to show us how we can improve ours. The adrenaline and anxiety of a new experience should enlighten us as social beings because it is those experiences and growth that make us human. Going somewhere new and learning about the city, the culture and what makes it unique is to be exposed to something. Exposure leads to understanding and empathy which arguably can only make you a better person if not elevate what you are entirely.

There is such a beautiful world out there that I have only begun to witness and my heart longs to see more. Be the best human you can within your circles and feed the natural nature within your soul to learn new things; there is a waking world to explore outside of your shell. Come out of it, explore and live in it deliberately.