1. Travel makes you realize that no matter how much you know, there’s always more to learn.”
The Japanese have a nice way of putting it: “The day you cease to travel, you will have arrived.”
J. Francis Stroud • Awareness: Conversations with the Masters
Marc Chernoff • 19 Great Truths My Grandmother Told Me on Her 90th Birthday
We tend to grossly overestimate the pleasure brought forth by new experiences and underestimate the power of finding meaning in current ones. While travel is a fantastic way to gain insight into unfamiliar cultures and illuminating ways of life, it is not a cure for discontentment of the mind.