The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. Saint Augustine of Hippo
If you know me well, or really at all, you know how much I love to read. And I'm beginning to learn to love to travel. So I like today's quote because I see it kind of two-fold.
One, the book perspective. Books hold a world of knowledge, imagination, and pleasure for the reader. You can travel without leaving your immediate world. They can and will transport you to places you may never be able to get to. Books can expand your world of knowledge and broaden your horizon of topics. If you do not read you won't be as informed as others will be.
Two, the world traveler perspective. This amazing world holds such beauty and awe. It holds cultures to be experienced, foods to be tasted, smells to inhale, history to be seen. Be curious about this world we live in. Even if you can't afford to go to other cultures study up on them (reading!) by viewing pictures, tasting their foods, reading up on the country of choice. Travel this world as much as you can - you might have to be creative about how you travel but that's part of the fun.
Don't isolate yourself by staying sequestered in your world - both physically and figuratively. Reading can release you to worlds of imagination and traveling can expand your worldview. You won't regret either. Be a world traveler!
If you know me well, or really at all, you know how much I love to read. And I'm beginning to learn to love to travel. So I like today's quote because I see it kind of two-fold.
One, the book perspective. Books hold a world of knowledge, imagination, and pleasure for the reader. You can travel without leaving your immediate world. They can and will transport you to places you may never be able to get to. Books can expand your world of knowledge and broaden your horizon of topics. If you do not read you won't be as informed as others will be.
Two, the world traveler perspective. This amazing world holds such beauty and awe. It holds cultures to be experienced, foods to be tasted, smells to inhale, history to be seen. Be curious about this world we live in. Even if you can't afford to go to other cultures study up on them (reading!) by viewing pictures, tasting their foods, reading up on the country of choice. Travel this world as much as you can - you might have to be creative about how you travel but that's part of the fun.
Don't isolate yourself by staying sequestered in your world - both physically and figuratively. Reading can release you to worlds of imagination and traveling can expand your worldview. You won't regret either. Be a world traveler!
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