The
Art of Traveling
By: Wilferd A. Peterson
When
you pack your bags to explore the beauties of your own country or to travel
around the world, consider these keys to a happy journey.
Travel lightly. You are not traveling for
people to see you!
Travel
Slowly. Jet
planes are for getting place, not seeing places.
Take time to absorb the beauty
and inspiration of a mountain or a cathedral.
Travel
expectantly.
Every place you visit is like a surprise package to be opened. Untie the
strings with an expectation of high adventure.
Travel
hopefully. “To
travel hopefully,” wrote Robert Louis Stevenson, “is better than to arrive.”
Travel
humbly. Visit
people and places with reverence and respect for their traditions and ways of
Life.
Travel
courteously.
Consideration for your fellow travelers and your hosts will smooth the way
through the most difficult days.
Travel
gratefully.
Show appreciation for the many things that are being done by others for your
enjoyment and comfort.
Travel
with an open mind.
Leave your prejudice at home.
Travel
with curiosity.
It is not how far you go, but how deeply you go that mines the gold of
experience. Thoreau wrote a big book about tiny Walden Pond.
Travel
with imagination.
As the old Spanish proverb puts it: “He who would bring home the wealth of the
Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.”
Travel
fearlessly.
Banish worry and timidity, the world and its people belong to you just as you belong
to the world.
Travel
relaxed. Make
up your mind to have a good time. Let go and let God.
Travel
patiently. It
takes time to understand others, especially when there are barriers of language
and custom; keep flexible and adaptable to all situations.
Travel
with the spirit of a world citizen.
You’ll discover that people are basically much the same the world around. Be an
ambassador of goodwill to all people.
Reference: New
Horizons in Learning English IV
pp. 287-288
Prepared by:
Abigail Y.
Parado
BSEd
English
Sp. English
108: Literary Criticism
Mrs. Corpuz
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