Don't Travel - Don't Waste Time !

I have been struggling hard to travel around. I felt deep inside, an urge to travel and as if this is going to bring in the much required movement in my life.

In 1970s, the Hippie culture ruled. People were unbelievably mobile. I read about an American who was a Hippie... had long hair, long lost bathing habit, travelling with no money in his pocket. Life is an adventure for him, and after this, he gathered guts to prusue his passion, he became an Hare Rama Hare Krishna devotee dedicating his life to Krishna.

Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist was a Hippie himself, who travelled around with vengence... who later on went on to
become the one who had guts to pursue his passion of becoming an author of books. He is a world renouned auther today.

Remo Fernandez, roamed about 12 countries in 1970s, till 1979. Having no money, he performed on streets and underground tube
stations and used to pass on a hat for money. Just hitch hiking, he had the adventure of a life time. Finally, he had the guts to come back to Goa and pursue his passion, Western Music, in a country like India, where there was almost no market for this kind of music. He is today, an Icon of Fusion in our country.

But now, we travel in our minds. We visit all countries and remotest places sitting on our couches, watching TV. Travel means taking leaves. Travel means effort. Taravel means spending money. The whole world seems to have gotten mobiles and have become very much immobile.

I think there is no harm in not being able to travel... in not being mobile and adventurous... what if we grow big tummies? At-least we are keeping up with the world's trend... of getting narrowed down to restricted, constipated, immobile life style. At-least we are up-to-date, man!

What? Do you differ? Or agree? Let me know... :)