You're coming to the
end of your life. You've left behind the time where you were able to conquer
your dreams, make sense of the world and relish achievement. Did you ever
regret not making enough money? Were you unsatisfied with the possessions you
had acquired throughout your lifetime?
Or
did you wish you had been more connected with the world? Seen more places, met
more people, overcome more challenges, lived life as it was meant to be?
It is no secret that
human beings are thriving, developing technological advancements of extreme
ingenuity, allowing for many aspects of life to be managed with since
unparalleled efficiency. But it is also no secret that the effect is to widen
our disconnection to Earth, and remove us from who we are. We've all heard the
common cliché from first time travelers; "I'm
going to go and find myself". Though the fundamental ideology behind
this is far from absurd. In a world dominated by the force of social pressures
and egotism, it is easy to think you are what you want to be, rather than who
you actually are.
Travel and adventure
introduces simplicity, narrows focus and allows us to remove ourselves from the
grasp of the monotonous norm. If you ask any
climber, mountaineer, runner, explorer or cyclist why they go and do what they
do, the common response will be "because
it is there". An uninspiring answer to most but it reflects this
simplicity and narrow focus from which we can achieve great happiness, a sense
of being and greater understanding of ourselves and more importantly; life.
In light of all this,
my adventure psyche has led me to embark on a Pan
Eur-Asia Cycle Expedition. A long
distance cycle to Mumbai from London in 2014, alongside Ben Lewis, a good
friend from university. Though ridiculous to some, especially given I have less
than one year of experience in a graduate job, it was one of the easiest things
I have ever committed to... Life
is for living.
I conclude with this quote:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
G.
...An awesome blog by a friend: http://climbingwetrock.blogspot.com
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