In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.*

Clock Wise 1. Sunset in Mal Pais, Costa Rica. 2.  A Rare Double Rings Rainbow around Sun over the Lake Titicaca (13000 feet) Peru. 3. Spirit Island, Jasper, Canada. 4. San Cristobal, Galápagos, Ecuador 5. Baños, Andes Mountains, Ecuador. 6. Monterey, California, USA

Points to Ponder: “It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn.” – Anthony Bourdain

Story Line: Many readers are happy to see that Friday Reflections have resumed after a few months of sabbatical. They have asked to share new experiences from our travels in future reflections.

So here we begin with the answer to the question that has been often asked,  “What is the greatest learning from our travels?”

Every place we visited had beautiful places, uniqueness of it’s culture and curious people wanting to know about us as much as we wanted to learn about them. Their surroundings (Nature, Monuments, Techniques, Tools) and customs have evolved over time. Each has historical, environmental, scientific and social context. And curiosity about the details of evolution made us realize how much little we knew about the world. Many times we felt “Can there be a more beautiful place than this?”, only to reach the next destination and find another marvel.  

Going forward most Friday Reflections will be focused on people, places and experiences from our now Nomadic life. Occasionally there will be other subjects.

Reflection: Many times, for motivational or nationalistic reasons, we believe or made to believe that our country, our ways of doing things, our surroundings are the best in the world.

“There has never been a Nation (Civilization) like us and there shall never be.” But while visiting other countries, experiencing other cultures with open eyes and minds, we are humbled and enriched at the same time. Every place and culture has its own uniqueness and greatness.

There is so much that world has to share that it’s time we are aware, it’s a wonderful world of opportunities after all.

 

*Quote from Aristotle

Comments

[Leena]

You are right there is so much to do & so much to see & admire that one life is not enough to see all the beautiful places there to see. The sad part is what we see in this life we cannot carry and remember in our next life, and I each life we have to start from the beginning. But we still should keep on trying to enjoy seeing as many places as we can. Hard to decide where can we put our weight down which we are carrying on our head & call it our Home. Best Luck. Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year. Best luck in your Search. Love Leena