The world is a book, and those, who don’t travel, read only one page
It seems to me that this is an interesting way of making an analogy. One page of a book will only give you so much information. You will never know about what happens in the next chapter, much less at the end of the book. That is the fate of those who stay in one place, and never visit other places.
From my point of view the flip side of that is the person who travels afar, and reads from the pages of each place that they visit. In this manner, they end up reading the whole book, page by page. And like a good mystery, reading a later chapter may just explain something read in an earlier chapter. Note that if you just visit nearby communities with the exact same culture, you’re going to read the same page again that you have previously been reading. It is my belief that the quote is urging us to learn more about each-other, that we may better understand the whole of the book which is the world.
More than ever before, young people today have the opportunity to travel and see new places. Cheap flights, relaxed visa restrictions and greater exposure to new cultures mean it has never been easier to travel. Taking a break from work or study, or even working or studying abroad, has never been more popular. Young people in particular are increasingly keen to sample a new culture and try to get to grips with a second, or even third language- the benefits are both personal and professional.
So to my way of thinking you could actually travel to distant places to read the whole book. Just be sure to take pictures and notes, so you can write your own travel journal or eve book, and help the next person who read only one page.
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The world is a book, and those, who don’t travel, read only one page
It seems to me that this is an interesting way of making an analogy. One page of a book will only give you so much information. You will never know about what happens in the next chapter, much less at the end of the book. That is the fate of those who stay in one place, and never visit other places.
From my point of view the flip side of that is the person who travels afar, and reads from the pages of each place that they visit. In this manner, they end up reading the whole book, page by page. And like a good mystery, reading a later chapter may just explain something read in an earlier chapter. Note that if you just visit nearby communities with the exact same culture, you’re going to read the same page again that you have previously been reading. It is my belief that the quote is urging us to learn more about each-other, that we may better understand the whole of the book which is the world.
More than ever before, young people today have the opportunity to travel and see new places. Cheap flights, relaxed visa restrictions and greater exposure to new cultures mean it has never been easier to travel. Taking a break from work or study, or even working or studying abroad, has never been more popular. Young people in particular are increasingly keen to sample a new culture and try to get to grips with a second, or even third language- the benefits are both personal and professional.
So to my way of thinking you could actually travel to distant places to read the whole book. Just be sure to take pictures and notes, so you can write your own travel journal or eve book, and help the next person who read only one page.
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