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Very rarely do we find a person who doesn’t like travelling, in this essay we will discuss Significance of travelling.
Religious perspective on Travelling:
Travelling is one of the most important part of Human Life. Even in this world we came as Travellers & after death we will travel to another destination. We may travel to Heaven or Hell based upon our Faith & deeds. Travelling is very important aspect of our lives also from Religious Point of View.
All the Religions put great emphasis on Travelling. In fact Travelling is one of the Religious duties of mankind. It doesn’t only mean travelling to Religious places but Travelling to any places for business , work , enjoyment, sightseeing etc.
Now the important question is Why?
Why is Traveling one of the Religious duties of believers?
There are many reasons
- As per Religion this universe is created by God
- God created all of us equally but different physical size shape, all are unique so we could recognise each other
- God created beautiful places in different parts of the world
- Travelling helps to develop personality & understanding of human beings
For All these reasons Travelling is very important from Religious Point of View, so that we could see the Beautiful Places created by God, we could meet our fellow human beings in different parts of the world, understand each other’s culture, languages , eating habits , lifestyles, History & develop compassion for people living in other parts of the world.
Compared to that if we remain in one place only & never travel even when we have the opportunity to travel our understanding & knowledge becomes very limited. Our mindset & vision becomes very narrow. With narrow mindset there is great opportunity for racism to creep in.
Now after talking about the significance of Travelling from a Religious Point of View, we should discuss the significance and importance of travelling from a personal and social perspective.
Why should one Travel?
Why Majority of people love Travelling?
Why very rarely do we meet a person who doesn’t like travelling?
All the questions above are very important if we want to understand the benefits of travelling.
Benefits of Travelling For Individual
- Improves Mood-
It is a well known fact and all of us know that travelling helps to improve our mood. If we stay at one place without travelling of any kind our mind & our mood becomes fragile.
- More We travel more we learn-
When we travel we observe different people , places & the more we observe the more we learn.
- Meeting new people & Networking –
One of the major benefits of travelling is that the more we travel the more we meet new people the more things we see & the more we interact and the more we create networks.
- Travelling helps to reduce Stress –
Stress in the fast paced life of metro cities is very difficult to handle. Going out of town & getting some fresh air every 6 months or every year takes away the stress.
- Freshen up our minds –
it’s important to freshen up our minds & press the refresh button in our lives. Just the way we press refresh button in computer.
- To Pause from routine –
it’s important to take a pause button, take a break from the routine lifestyle & pack the bags & go for a trip outside.
- To break monotonous lifestyle –
If we don’t take vacation & take short & long trips, the routine lifestyle becomes so hard for us to take, our minds become bogged down by the pressure of routine lifestyle,work pressure etc.
- New Energy –
Even a short trip can fill us with new energy and after having it we can handle the work & life challenges much better.
- New Ideas –
Just go for a long walk. You would have some new ideas similarly going for short & long trips generates new ideas. As we travel we meet new people see new things that helps our mind to generate new ideas.
- New approach –
Traveling can give us a new approach to our lives, sometimes a new approach is all we need & travelling can do that .
- New Mindset
Even a Short trip could break our daily mindset & give us a new mindset and a new frame of mind.
- Makes us happy-
It is not a hidden secret that going on trips makes us happy. Our hearts fill with joy the moment we hear about travel plans. As there is lot of sadness, stress & problems in life we deserve this short joy in between travelling.
- Excitement
the moment we hear of a chance to travel or short or long trip our hearts fill with excitement. We need this in our lives.
- Builds Confidence
Travelling builds Confidence, observing the personality of those salesmen who are frequently traveling outside their cities , their confidence is all together on a higher level. Or observe the personality of a sportsman or celebrity or politician. One of the reasons behind high confidence is the frequency of travelling. Why does this happen? Just try to go to a different place at first. It feels odd & takes a while to adjust to a new place & environment. But All these people keep travelling for their work frequently hence they are regularly dealing with that initial feeling of discomfort & adjustment hence their confidence improves on a very higher level.
- Helps development of personality
Travelling helps in the development of personality. Those who frequently travel have better personalities compared to the rest of us
All the points we discussed above are benefits of travelling to individuals.
But how does travelling help society?
We can discuss the significance of Travelling from a social point of view.
Benefits of Travelling to Society:-
- Increased Interaction among diverse group –
People from different parts of the world travel to different places to explore new places and new countries. It improves interaction among diverse groups of people & culture, which also creates a new culture & also it helps in fighting racism.
- Develops understanding –
it develops understanding among people about other places & people living there.
- Breaks Myth –
In our subconscious mind we have many myths or preconceived notions about a particular place & people in that area. But after we actually go & see that place our viewpoint changes.
- Social harmony –
Travelling promotes social harmony, if we live in isolation we become disconnected with world but travelling & interactions with people promotes social harmony.
- Economic development –
Travelling contributes in economic development, as people travel they spend on travelling food sightseeing etc
- Cultural exchange
Those who are travelling carry their culture & they see new culture of the place they visit for travelling, thus travelling promotes cultural exchange & promotes tolerance
Types or Purposes of Travelling
- Business Tour –
People often travel for business purposes to have meetings, attend conferences or meeting their clients etc.
- Political Tour –
political leaders frequently travel for election purpose & also to connect with the masses.
- Religious Tour –
People travel to Religious places.
- Personal Tour
Travelling for fun , enjoyment
Or travelling to native places for relaxation.
Significance of Travelling for Political purpose
Great revolutions have taken place by travelling.
Mahatma Gandhi ji had travelled to South Africa for study & work, there he did a lot of Satyagraha protests.
When Gandhiji returned to India he also travelled across India to understand & connect with the people.
Salt Satyagraha (Dandi March)
Salt Satyagraha or Dandi March is very famous , Gandhiji started this from Sabarmati Ashram & reached at Dandi to get Salt. It was around 240 miles which took 24 days to reach destination Dandi.
Bhoodan Movement –
Acharya Shri Vinoba Bhave , who was one of the disciple of Mahatma Gandhi Ji, did the historical Bhoodan Yatra in independent India. He walked thousands of miles & his journey led to social revolution. Rich landlords started donating lands to the landless farmers , apart from donation of Land there was Shram Dan (Labour Donation) Vidhya Dan (Knowledge Donation) Anna Dan (Food Donation). Acharya Vinoba Bhave ji used to say “give whatever you have, those who have time can donate their time, those who have money can donate money, those who have knowledge can donate knowledge, it is important that everyone gives something “
Thus Bhoodan movement can be seen as one of the most revolutionary movement which was achieved by walking thousands of miles.
Bharat Jodo Yatra –
Recently the Political leader & incumbent LOP Mr. Rahul Gandhi travelled from Kanyakumari to Kashmir by walking. It was approximately 4000 km long journey & everyday 25-30 kilometres were walked. Thousands of people joined daily in the Yatra & the Long travel helped the Leader Rahul Gandhi to connect with the masses.
Thus Travel is very important for political purposes & revolutions. Freedom Struggle of India involved a lot of travelling by Mahatma Gandhi ji & other leaders of Indian National Congress.
What factors contribute to travelling?
If it was possible almost all of us would love to have a world tour & keep on travelling every now & then.
But the practical aspects of life limit us.
Money –
Money is most important thing, those who are super rich can keep on travelling on whims while others can’t.
Availability of Time –
Life is so fast paced & busy people don’t get time to travel as frequently as they want. Some people have lot of money but because of work & other commitments they don’t have that much time to travel.
Family & Personal reasons –
Some people have family & other reasons because of which they can’t travel frequently. Sometimes a person is free but his family members or friends may be busy so all getting time together is also important. As generally we all prefer to travel with someone.
Conclusion –
In the essay we discussed various facets & factors of travelling. Travelling is very important for all of us & majority of people love travelling. Travelling is a necessity of life depending upon availability of Time , Money & other factors we all travel.
Travelling is very important for individuals & society. Without travelling life becomes dull & boring. Travelling helps Development of Personality of Individuals & also helps the society as travelling leads to economic development & helps in promoting social harmony & cultural exchange. It helps in creating a better understanding among human beings.
By; Amit Gala
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