Lessons from travelling
Renuka Vaidyanathan, an erstwhile finance professional, opted out of the corporate rat race and now likes to think that she wears many interesting hats. She is an events’ organiser in the cultural space and also writes every now and then about people, places and events. She is an avid advocate of ‘green living’. Renuka is also a mother of two vibrant, young, girls.
I have travelled with my kids, I have travelled with my parents, I have travelled with my husband, I have travelled alone travel has been a great teacher. Here are the five important lessons I have learnt from travel:
Patience - the endless waits at airport lounges, flight delays, and constant frisking at airports have taught me the virtue of patience - that things are always not in my control and that I can live with that.
Appreciation of history, natural beauty, other cultures and lifestyles - when I go to Bali and see the way the Balinese practice Hinduism, I am amazed and appreciative at the same time; when I go to Scotland or New Zealand, I can appreciate the natural beauty of the world we live in and how we can keep it unsullied; when I go to Venice and Istanbul, I can appreciate history and what human kind has had to go through to reach where we are today; I can appreciate the lessons we have learned and some that we haven’t learned despite all that has happened in this world.
Independence - I have travelled alone many times and have learnt to be independent- learnt to pack light so I don’t have to wait for anyone to carry my bags, learnt to be safe and look out for myself (though I have been occasionally swindled and cheated, which taught me to be more careful the next time)
Acceptance - of life styles far different from your own, of things that you can’t change; Acceptance of what you consider are peculiar quirks and funny habits; finding something that works for you for example, I have managed to survive as a vegetarian from Bali to California to Istanbul and it wasn’t such a bad thing!
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