Alte Tagebücher gelesen, weil „Diary Slam“ inspiriert (http://www.diaryslam.de/). Einen Text gefunden, nicht von mir, aus dem Reiseblog eines Backpackergefährten aus Neuseeland 2009. So wahr, so ehrlich, so lebensfreudigreisemotiviert. Thank you Josh!
„Life Attracts Life“
So in the aftermath of making the decision to leave the States for a while, I seemed to encounter one question above all others– Why? Well, without further ado, I’m going to attempt (and I mean attempt, because there are some things that just don’t translate into words) to give some sort of rationale for my decision.
First off, why not? Seriously though, if you had the opportunity to leave life behind for a while, take off with some hard-earned cash (thanks Charlie’s) in an internationally secure bank account, with no real obligations at home, and a year’s worth of stuff crammed in an absurdly heavy pack, wouldn’t you? Well maybe not. We can’t all be as free-spirited and fortunate as I am, but if you know me at all, and I’d imagine most everyone reading this blog does, you get it. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime and I intend to make the most of it.
In all honesty, I have no definite plans ahead of me, which tends to startle some people, and leads others to think me crazy; but, I’ve got enough know-how, experience, money, confidence, and determination to succeed in almost anything, including this.
Am I hesitant or scared? Absolutely. However, I’ve had the advantage of a great education and the wisdom of my family, and friends, not to mention hundreds of authors I’ve read, telling me to do what makes me happy, take risks, and experience everything you can in life while you can. So with that in mind I find myself more resolved than ever before to do just that. There’s always going to be a fear of loneliness, failure, bankruptcy, etc…but that’s anywhere. Fear can be a terrible thing sometimes and I refuse to let it impact my life.
So I decided, I’ll take the chance, the worst thing that can happen is I find myself miserable and I come back, but the myriad of possible other outcomes is too numerous to ignore. I owe it to myself to go, the future can put itself on hold for a while, I’ve got a life to live and I intend to live it to the fullest.
That’s it. That jumbled monochromatic mass of words it my rationality. Like I said, there’s a large part of it I can’t seem to express, but it’s clear in my mind and in my heart and when those two things lead in the same direction it seems foolish not to follow them.
“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
~ Ursula K. LeGuin
from: http://joshkoshar.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/life-attracts-life/
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