I've been thinking about our upcoming trip and the importance of travel in general. My thoughts happily wander from my day-to-day routine to the near future and what it may hold for us. This has led me to ponder the real value and possibilities of travel. Yogi and spiritual seeker Krishna Das proposes that we are "all one". That you and I and everything else are all part of, and united with the universe. It's a simple but powerful thought that once you wrap your mind around has far reaching ramifications if you accept it. We all have a built-in aversion to hurting ourselves so, by extension, it's hard to cheat or hate someone else, if you accept that you are truly part of them and they you. This might sound too simple to be true but I propose that fundamental truths are often plain and accessible; it's the departure from truth that builds complexity. I also believe that the greater you expand your awareness of your connectivity & empathy, the greater your personal rewards.I see our upcoming trip around the world as a good opportunity to explore and celebrate this oneness. I think it'll be challenging and rewarding to travel the whole world, getting to know the different and far-flung aspects of ourselves along the way. I'm also looking forward to learning what the ancient, far flung cultures have to teach us. Some people believe that important answers to our most pressing problems may be found within the wisdom of ancient cultures. Cultures who've already successfully dealt with issues like; sharing limited resources, pollution, overpopulation, sustainable wealth, cultural health and wellbeing.
I am hoping that the important lessons that we'll learn and the knowledge that we'll gain will inform our future decisions such as; where we'll choose to live once it's time to quit the sea and come back to the land, what kind of culture & community we'll seek to join and how best to construct a wholesome and sustainable lifestyle. One of the reasons for selling our houses before we set sail is to assure that we'll have a blank slate on which to write our future and implement all the knowledge that we have gained from our travels. Hopefully one of the biggest aspects of that knowledge will be the experienced and expanded knowledge that we truly are "all one".
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