“Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.”
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Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly.
One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.
The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.
Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.
