Traveling and adventure are defined by our perspective.
Indiana Jones had some of the most marvelous adventures that an on-looking thrill-seeking adolescent could ever imagine. When he wasn’t teaching class, he kept us captivated by roaring through the jungles in paramilitary vehicles, rescuing people in peril, and claiming booby-trapped riches for himself; what a wonderful existence. It makes us wonder what his average day was like. Was it hum drum monotony around the university? I don’t think so. I believe he found wonder in it. Professor Jones did not get bored because of his perspective, not his profession.
Most of us live fairly routine lives, and certainly all of our lives are common to ourselves. We are used to our own activities, and this can be misunderstood, by us, as boredom. This can lend to looking for greener pastures, and distract us from appreciating the beauty and adventure we are surrounded by daily.
A lot of us take on a different persona on vacation. We appreciate a meal, are more outgoing, linger at a sunset. Why not do that daily? It’s free. It’s fun, and it’s simple.
Just a slight redirection of light, and the form is changed.
