Alok Prakash 
Traveling helps you interact with different people and experience various cultures. It changes your perspective on life as you experience it from a different viewpoint. While understanding a different language on the first day can be a challenge, with time you start learning new words each day. We often live busy lives and traveling help, you take a break from your daily schedule. It is the best way to relax and detoxify your life. Watching the sunset by the seaside or in a new town has therapeutic benefits.
Here are a few reasons why you should include travel in your schedule.
Living in the moment
Traveling helps you to reduce clutter in your life. There are so many things that require our immediate attention on a daily basis that we are unable to enjoy the present. We are either regretting something from our past, or we are worried about pending bills in the future. When you are sightseeing all that matters is the present moment. It is hard to be thinking about bills when you are surfing in the ocean or mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps. Leaving at the moment helps reduce your stress levels and helps you discover a side you did not know about yourself.
Expand your Perspective
When you live in one place all your life, you get to think that everything in the world revolves around you. When you visit different places in the world, you get to see life from a different perspective. Experiencing different cultures enables you to have empathy for others. There are people in the world who live in worse conditions than you. If you are a passionate creative, then the best way to boost your productivity is to experience various cultures.
Open to different ways of life
People live in different ways, and there is no better way to learn how to do something different than when you travel. You may think that you cannot live without social media, microwaves, or television; but when you travel you get to live with less. After the trip you will experience a shift in life goals, what was previously important becomes secondary.
Good for the soul
If you have been suffering from depression, it could be a good idea to change your environment. As you engage with nature and strangers, your soul becomes freer. Self-awareness is all about appreciating yourself and your capabilities. This leads to a sense of calmness and inner peace. For this to happen, you will need to forget your current problems and get immersed in your surroundings.
Get away from materialism
We are always busy working so that we can buy the latest car or build the largest house. When you travel, you experience things that money cannot buy. Witnessing the great wildebeest migration in the great savannah in Kenya and Tanzania is an experience that cannot be replaced with the most expensive car. Most of the time we are accumulating things that do not add any value to our lives. When you capture nature at its best, you get to have a different perspective on wealth.
Comfort zone
Unless we push ourselves beyond what we are accustomed to, we will remain in the same place for years. Traveling helps you to push yourself beyond your comfort zone. You live on less than you are accustomed to; activities like bungee jumping and skiing help you to overcome various fears. Unless you try different stuff, you will never be able to know what you are capable of. During your journey, learn a new hobby or language; this will significantly help in memory.
Handling Frustration
You could have been used to having your way in life, but when you travel, you can leave with the frustration of things not working as you expected. Things can go wrong when you are traveling; for example, your luggage can get lost, a friend who was to act as a tour guide can have a change of plans, or you could get lost in a new city. When things do not go as expected, you have the option of panicking or handling your frustration more maturely.
Becoming more self-sufficient
If you are used to having things done for you, then traveling helps you live on your own. In a new country, you are forced to navigate your way through the cities without help. This teaches you independence and boosts your self-esteem. In the new city, you will be forced to learn keywords of a foreign language for communication; you are also forced to come up with a budget because you are on your own. These new skills that you learn can be used to make your life better.
New relationships
For those who are introverts, traveling will force you to be social. You will be forced to interact with the local people for directions, advice, and navigation through the city. One great way to start conversations with other strangers is to ask questions. The benefit of meeting new people is that they are often not so much concerned with who you are or your past. You can find someone interesting while traveling and this can be the beginning of a long-lasting relationship with him or her.
Have fun
This is the topmost reason that you should travel – have fun. We tend to be very preoccupied with our careers and paying bills that we forget to have fun. When traveling you get to loosen a bit and have fun. No one is watching and judging you. Have fun surfing, bungee jumping or simply listening to your favorite brands.
Conclusion
Traveling is one way to change your perspective on life. As you experience how different people live across the world, you become filled with empathy. You get a sense of gratitude for what you have. We spend many hours in our careers making money and paying bills that we forget to become one with nature. Traveling enables you to appreciate the beauty that is nature; this can include sunsets or seeing different kinds of animals.
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