My topic today is “travelling not wandering”.What is travelling?What is wandering?They are two different states.First let’s have a glimpse of several pictures of modern travelling.
I believe those four pictures represent the contemporary normal state of modern people:after going to a famous scenic spot,without a careful look of the picturesque scenery,instead anxiously take out cellphones to take photos to post on social media to show off,some may buy luxuries in a hurry.And what’s more,to suit the fast pace of modern society,lots of travel agencies which offers a couple days of touring abroad spring up like mushrooms to satisfy the motivation of modern fast food consumption.
But that’s not true travelling.
Just as the famous poet Gibran once said:we have gone too far to remember why we start off.
A ticket to the place, not called distance, distance is your soul habitat.
Travel is not about showing off. No matter how many countries you have visited, how luxurious hotels you have stayed in, or how delicious local specialties you have tasted, it is not about showing off. It is just to satisfy your vanity.
Have you ever thought about such a trip which is largely different from that you used to go for?
Take only necessary items as supplies,set aside a pure heart for natural beauty,go with your phone off,it’s your own trip,and has nothing to do with others.
See a stark sunrise at Angkor Wat
You can also feel the calm and warm dusk under the snowy mountains of Mexico
Like this?
Watch monkey shows in kolkata's bustling parks
Witness faithful believers in front of the western wall in Jerusalem
Witness a gathering of ascetics on the Banks of the Ganges
Or paying a visit to Mosques during eid
You said these places in the ends of the earth, I do not have much time to go now
Then I will introduce a nearest place, you can plan for a trip to the organ museum in Kulangsu to experience the beauty of European architecture
But above all,we should remember traveling is about exploring places and fangles you have’n t meet,not showing off which disturbs your inner peace.
Last,as far as I am concerned,the true meaning of traveling may goes like this:learning something by observing all walks of lives, grass, trees, insects, fish, birds and animals,enjoy and seek, and try to explore（观于天地山川草木虫鱼鸟兽而有得，尽兴而求索，尽力而探索）.
And the place you want to go is what you have always yearned for, you still have a passion for it that is plenty enough.
Thanks.