| Growing on a Jet Plane [message #170] |
Fri, 06 March 2009 19:25  |
 danielhom
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Registered: March 2009 |
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There are some things you just don’t get used to no matter how many times you do it. In less than seven hours, I’ll be jumping on a plane and leaving the country again for an extended period of time, and like every time before it, I’m starting to feel the goosebumps and shivers crawling up my skin.
Not all nerves mind you; a good chunk of the emotion is in the excitement of an adrenaline filled rush. Exploring a land never seen before, meeting people you only see on TV, living as strangers would live, they’re all things that get my blood pumping. It’s this understanding something foreign in an age of comfort—the modern day adventure, that’s one of my favorite things about these kinds of trips.
The second is similar, but is slightly more pretentious and self-help in nature. Still, after years of experience I can safely say that being uncomfortable is the single most influential factor towards my own personal growth. Maybe it’s because once you’re in a completely foreign land you realize how little you know about the world, and how useless that little bit is anyway. It’s like starting from scratch, learning how other people live their lives, how who they are and where they live constructs their own worldview. It’s humbling, and it’s exactly the right antidote for a time when we feel like we understand everything there is to know about the world.
Not to say that the whole experience isn’t equally fear inducing. All I know about where I’m going is from research or hearsay. I’ve never seen the place with my own eyes. I’ll probably get lost. But I’m confident that the trip will be full of life lessons I may not even know I’ve learned until months after I come home. At the very worst, it will simply be a great traveling experience.
And that’s a better assurance than I could ask for.
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| Re: Growing on a Jet Plane [message #172 is a reply to message #170 ] |
Sat, 02 May 2009 09:12  |
amazinggracecoach
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Registered: August 2006 |
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Wow, Daniel, that must have been an experience and reflection on life, going to a totally foreign land!
Now you've been there for almost 2 months, how about an update for all of us?
Prayers and warm thoughts with you.
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