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Are You Really Living in the Real World?

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“Of all the things I am not very good at, living in the real world is perhaps the most outstanding.“

– Bill Bryson

Reality is overrated. Bills, deadlines, queues, and the baffling expectation to remember passwords—it’s all a bit much. Some of us, prefer to drift slightly outside the real world. Not entirely disconnected, just… loosely affiliated.

The real world insists on practical things—like reading terms and conditions before clicking ‘Accept’ or knowing the actual price of milk. Meanwhile, the rest of us are busy contemplating why ‘quaint’ is both a compliment and an insult.

Living in reality is a skill. Some master it. Others, well, we wander through life slightly bewildered but always entertained.

Which side do you fall on?

A Good Traveler Has No Fixed Plans—And That’s the Point

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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.

Lao Tzu

The Art of Traveling Without Arriving

A good traveler doesn’t count destinations. They count moments.

They move not to arrive but to experience. A wrong turn is just another path. A missed train? A reason to linger. Plans bend, schedules dissolve, and the best stories come from what wasn’t planned at all.

When you travel without being fixed on an end point, you notice more. A conversation with a stranger. A café that wasn’t in the guidebook. A street performer whose tune lingers long after you leave.

The real joy isn’t in getting there. It’s in being there—wherever there is in that moment.

After all, if the journey is rich enough, does it even matter where you arrive?

How Travel Changes You: The Places We Carry Within

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“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”

Anita Desai

Travel isn’t just about seeing new places. It’s about letting those places shape you. The streets you walk, the faces you meet, the air you breathe—it all settles into your being, often without you realizing it.

Some places leave an imprint instantly—a breathtaking view, a conversation with a stranger, a meal that lingers in memory long after the taste has faded. Others work quietly, weaving themselves into your thoughts over time, surfacing in moments of nostalgia.

And then there are places that shift something within—they change how you see the world, how you respond to life, how you define home.

A mountain trek might teach you patience. A bustling city may reveal resilience. A quiet village could remind you of simplicity. Wherever you go, something stays with you.

You don’t just visit places—you carry them forward. In memories, in perspective, in the way you tell your stories.

And in the end, perhaps the real journey is realizing that you never return as the same person who left.

Choosing Your Bench: How Perspective Shapes Action

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“Where you stand depends on where you sit.” Nelson Mandela’s words ring true.

So, where do you sit? At the edge of a river, watching the water flow? On a mountain ledge, lost in its vastness? In a manicured park, or amidst the wild, untamed grass of a forest?

Do you sit in a glass cabin, looking down? Or among the people, standing up to plough, to sow, to build?

Often, where we sit is just about finding a bench. But maybe, we should choose our bench wisely—one that offers a view that fuels our passion.

Because when we stand, we work on what truly matters.