DARE TO LIVE BEFORE YOU DIE #Travel Diaries-1

“LIFE” is a gift , and we must celebrate it while living. We tend to become so busy in this rat race that we often forget to live and enjoy the small moments that could make life even more interesting. You never know what next life could serve you with. There’s no promised tomorrow. Sometimes, we need to take a pause and ask ourselves “Is it really worth it?”, “Am i really living or just breathing?”

And in case you feel like you are missing out a lot in life or you don’t have a clue what to do make your life more lively , the answer is – TRAVEL . Go somewhere , anywhere ! It doesn’t have to be a great tourist destination or you don’t need a

group of friends or a heavy budget . Travelling with luxuries is not travelling at all. Pack your bag with the things you can’t live without – things that are absolutely necessary.

JUST GO. Life is not meant to be lived in one place.

And when you’ll go , you’ll understand why Ibn Battuta rightly said -
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller”.

Traveling can offer you so much than you could ever imagine . There are so many reasons to travel like, to learn, have adventures, because life is too short, to challenge yourself, etc but the most important would be – to not look back and wonder, what if?

In case, these phrases are not inspiring enough to get up and go somewhere let me tell you how it exactly feels by sharing an instance . By the end of the second year of Graduation , everyone in my friend circle had gone to George

Everest , which is situated around Mussoorie. Every other person would tell me great things about that place whether it be the climate around that place, the view from the top or the adventure while climbing . I too wanted to experience all of that but i never had an opportunity to go there . Even though i had a fear of heights the desire to visit that place never left my mind. And one fine Sunday morning as i was going towards Mussoorie to spend my weekend i saw the road sign that was directed towards George Everest. I looked at it for a while and and i knew this is my chance. If not today then maybe never. I went for it. As i was standing at the spot from where i had to start climbing, i looked up and there it was – steep , not at all smooth, rocky standing straight mountain. I whispered to myself - “i just can’t”. then i recalled why i came here and somehow gathered the strength and started climbing. And first it felt easy . I was making sure i place my hands firmly on the rocks . But then, when i was half way up , i looked down and lost all my hopes because it looked like i was sticking to a straight wall . I looked up again and it was still a lot to go and i was already exhausted. I started crawling and climbing slowly. I have to admit the mountain was beautiful with all those colorful flags all over it. After a lot of courage and convincing myself, i reached at the top. The view was amazing and breath taking but most importantly it was Worth it ! I looked around and it felt great . The wind was blowing , the sun was shining bright but the climate was cool. I looked down and everything seemed to be so tiny. Words can’t describe how i felt. Those little moments will be cherished in my heart forever for i have overcome my fears that day.

Now its your turn to do some things for the first time. Stop thinking about what could go wrong and get out of your comfort zone.money will return, time won’t.

Life is too short for ‘what ifs’. Travel – feel alive.