7 Reasons Why You Should Travel When You're Young!



Reason #1          When you're older, life just seems to "happen" to you. There's a lot of things that you were able to control that now seems inevitable as you grow older because of the responsibilities  you've acquired and the obligations you've taken upon yourself. Relationships, family, your career, and all other types of commitments you may not have had when you were younger can all stand in the way of doing things you want to do. As an adult more decisions to enjoy yourself have to be made carefully and thoughtfully, if they even come to your mind apart from you busy schedules. Its best to see the world when your responsibilities are few and the worries of everyday life seem dismal.


Reason #2          Your view of the world as a young person is very impressionable. As an adult it becomes much harder to reverse the realities you have come to accept and therefore your world view is limited to that which only you have encountered or come to believe is true. When you are young it is best to travel and form a wider perspective of the world and develop a broader range of experiences to glean from. This is where the term "well-rounded individual" comes from! You are less prone to narrow-mindedness when you have a bigger selection of ideas, perspectives, experiences, and encounters under your belt! Traveling gives you that benefit!

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Reason #3         Life is bigger than just you! As an adult you begin to see and understand this concept more. Unfortunately when you are young the world can seem more as if it revolves around you. Its easy to think only of yourself and your concerns because you probably never had to worry about anyone else but yourself. Traveling and discovering the lives of others in different parts of the world and realizing this place really is could help you to grasp this concept of life being more than just what you know and what you see. This is very important in creating the person you want to be in life.                                             

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Reason #4         Exploring the world is not only fun but teaches you to expect the unexpected! As a young person life is ever unfolding before you like a book and you must learn to live with the expectancy of experiencing, learning, and encountering new things, even things you may not necessarily like or enjoy! Problems and difficulties help you to think more sharply and what a way to learn this than by being on your own in the middle of a country you've never been to before! You'd have to ask questions! You'd have meet people! You'd have to get information! You'd have to think for yourself and use your own thinking tank!


Reason #5          When a young person gets use to routine it is a very dangerous thing. Routine is most often times mistaken for responsibility when really routines provide consistency which requires little responsibility. A planned course doesn't leave much to be responsible for or even think about. Neither does it require much to imagine or be creative with. Its a routine. Life should not be a routine. Why spend so much time establishing routines for the young to follow when as an adult routines are what hinders adults from finding unconventional opportunities and having the ability to think outside the box? These are important qualities that successful adults possess!

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Reason #6           Appreciation for our world is hard to develop when you become an adult who is not well-rounded, hasn't traveled, is uncultured, and is limited to his or her individual life experiences.  Appreciation for the world's many cultures and its people, appreciation for nature and all that our world entails does not come from only our view it. This is what traveling opens your mind up to. The impressionable mind of a young person can easily acquire such a skill. Appreciating life and our world is a skill and a very important one at most!


Reason #7          The most important reason why you should travel when you're young is to develop more of what this world needs; compassion! Seeing the world with your own eyes allows you to see with your heart the things that aren't so glamorous, the parts of the world that isn't so commercial and the places that aren't necessarily tourist attractions but are none the less apart of our world. Travel allows you to have compassion on those who live differently from yourself and helps you understand the importance of having this sense of obligation which is the basis for charity and affecting change.

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