Peace is only within you

by Krithiga Chandrasekar (India)

I didn't expect to find India

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I am normal human being working at a 9-5 job. I always watch all the travel blogs and wonder how great there life is... Always thought when you travel you will attain some sort of divine wisdom and in some magical way you will find the purpose of your life! I went to Mallana, which is known for its world quality Hash. The place was more like an Island in the midst of Mountains. i. e., it was isolated from the World outside... The scenery was mind blowing, I never imagined a place so beautiful. In the noon it was mesmerising to watch the sunlight travel through mountain by mountain. In night, there was a greatest show by stars in the pitch dark sky. I've never seen so many stars at a same time. The Parvathy River was through the mountains. Some Mountains were covered with snow. Imagine Mountains covered with snow very far then the mountains covered with pine trees of all greener shades in the midst Parvathy valley running with its crystal clear Greenish blue water which tastes like Heaven, sun shining very brightly, sound of water running everywhere which is completely isolated from the outer world and Humans. It was a greatest show on Earth for me. There was this person who owns a Home stay taught me a very valuable lesson of my life. Though the place was beautiful I was not able to enjoy it with whole heartedly. He was telling the other person that "Even Budhha found his Wisdom sitting under a tree for 12 years, you will not know your purpose by moving but by being still!" That hit me very hard. I understood until you don't have peace within yourself, you will not be able to attain it even in a heaven like this... So my perception towards travel changed from that day. Travel not to impress the world. Travle not to find what is missing in your life. Travel not to find solutions to your problems. Travel not to escape from your life. Travel so that you can see things as they are. Travel so that you accept things as they are. But yeah! Do Travel!