“If you have money, spend it on
travel, if you have time, spend it on people.”
In your lifetime, there is one
thing that you should never say no
to. That is, traveling. Travel is good for the mind, the body, and the soul. If
you ever have the opportunity to travel, do it! You will come to realize how
much more there is to this world we live in and how little you are compared to
it.
For my piece today, I have come up
with 10 reasons as to why you should travel!
1.
Travel opens up your eyes:
If you are willing to open up,
travel will make you a more well-rounded human being. It changes the way you
relate to the world. You will witness that your way of life is not the only
“way of life”.
2. Traveling helps you learn and
understand who you are:
Traveling reveals who you really
are and what you really want. It reveals sides of ourselves we
did not expect. You will discover passions, interests, and your likes/dislikes.
Stepping out of your comfort zone and away from your daily routine is a great
way to know exactly what you want and don’t want.
3. Travel brings out your
adventurous side:
When you are in a new country, new
state, new city, or new town, you can’t help but want to become familiar with the
unfamiliar. You become eager to try out Chicago’s famous deep dish pizza, or
New York’s hotdogs, or Spain’s paella and tapas, or Los Angeles’ food trucks,
or London’s fish n’ chips, or Korean BBQ. Traveling to somewhere different
makes you want to do something new and exciting that you wouldn’t usually do
back at home. Would you rather go skydiving in your hometown or somewhere crazy
like Dubai? You become this explorer when you travel.
4.
Traveling gives you perspective:
Meeting people from all over will
help you realize that the way you have been looking at life isn’t the way
everyone else does. Engaging with people from all over helps enhance or change
your point of view. It helps you look at life in a whole new light. Traveling makes
you appreciate your life on a whole other level. It broadens your horizons and
leaves you with a clearer mind.
5. Travel to appreciate new cultures:
Traveling allows you to submerge
in the world of the other. It allows you to understand social dynamics, traditions,
customs, and history. You learn other people’s definition of happiness. You
learn to live as a local.
6. Travel challenges you:
It tests your limits, you learn
to adapt, and you overcome fears. It is empowering. You learn
how to be on your own or if you are traveling with friends, you learn how to
live with those you usually don’t. Traveling and exposure to unfamiliarity is a
great way to challenge you mentally.
7. Travel makes you grow:
Believe it or not,
traveling is educational. You learn so much about a state or city by being in
it rather than reading about it from a book. Traveling also broadens your
mindset. You leave being less judgmental
and more accepting. It awakens your senses, how you look at others, and how you
look at yourself. It teaches you how to be thankful. Not everyone gets the same
opportunities as you.
8. Travel to live in the
moment:
When you’re busy at school or
stressed at work, you never get to fully live in the moment. You are constantly
stressed and worried about what needs to be done by the end of the night,
tomorrow, or in two days. Your mind is everywhere. When you travel, you leave
your worries. You get the chance to lay on a beach and live in that moment.
9. Travel teaches you
simplicity:
You learn that simplicity
is best when traveling and in life in general. You learn to have fun and enjoy
yourself and the company around you in the simplest ways. Materialistic things
become less and less important to you. You learn how to live without things you
would normally want but don’t need.
10. Last but not least, travel to feel free:
Travel relieves you from
the rhythms of daily life. Feeling cooped up? Stressed? Need inspiration? Tired
of the same old? Then travel. It will take you to another state of mind and you
will know exactly what needs to be changed.
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