OUTSIDE THE ENCUMBRANCE OF THE BODY

OUTSIDE THE ENCUMBRANCE OF THE BODY
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I love to visit interesting places, see new sights, enjoy new experiences… And I have done only a bit of that. I love to read books; not competing with those who say they read 40 books per day, but reading at my own pace and enjoying new points of views.
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The human body is such a cumbersome encasement that we ought to leave it behind as much as possible and go, traveling lighter and freer through space and time. My chances of seeing the Eiffel Tower are greatly limited by my body. First I need a visa. Then a ticket to Paris. Logistics aside, standing close, how much of it could I really see?!

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After a visit to the Tower, how much time gap is allowed before any hunger for a new vacation can be considered economically reasonable? And, suppose I find the Tower so charming, could I spend as much money to go see it a second time? Is our sense of vacationing bound to be a new place each time, racking up the numbers?
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A way out… is the mind.

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We can maximize our little experiences – even create entirely new ones – with our minds. We can learn to travel through our minds and relish old experiences and memories. Maybe if we do this, we might not always feel the need for new experiences because we will feel great absorbing the old experiences we have had
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So too with books. Cover to cover, we’re eager to wrack it all up and say ‘I’ve read these many books!’ In our haste to drop one for the next, how much juice do we absorb? It is okay to dwell in one good book for a while, replaying scenes, laughing or crying in our minds. The experience can be as rich as, if not richer, than a new exercise.

.When we are alone, or can't sleep and there's no data to chat or browse, we should learn to go on Memory trips. It's good to relish old experiences and memories especially the good ones. It keeps us in touch with them to remind us of the past
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Leave your body behind and go. Whereas your body can’t, your mind can fly, soar, hover. In your mind you can touch the tip of the Eiffel Tower, hug your favorite celebrity and go on a date with your crush.