Travelling as a Means Of Education
There is no doubt that travelling broadens the mind and enlivens the spirit.It is a means of general education and an end in itself.People who have not travelled may be compared to frogs living in a well.Just like the frogs,who believe that the well is the whole world,they too believe that their village or town or city is itself the whole world.This way of thinking makes them narrow-minded.People who often read books,magazines and newspaper come to know something about the outside world,but this is not the same as seeing the outside world with one's own eyes.No illustrated book or magazine can ever provide the joy and thriil of seeing with one's own eyes the subline beauty of tajmahal by moonlight.
To travel in india and see its bills mountain,valleys,rivers and lakes make the study of its geography vivid,lively and intresting.How intresting and exciting history becomes when we visit the very place where Shivaji was crowned king or where Tipu Sultan was betrayed and killed! We can understand india better if we come in contact with the wide variety of its people-people following different religions and customs,speaking different languages,wearing different costumes and eating different type of food.And beyond India lies the vast world.How wonderful,intersting and educative it would be to visit foreign countries,experience the different climates,meet people of different races and faces and visit places of great historical importance!
Apart from natural and historical sights,travelling enables a person to meet different people and study their customs,mode of dressing,culuture and language at close quarters.Meeting different persons makes a person broad-minded and tolerant.Travelling brings people nearer.Their outlook becomes broad and progressive. Travelling removes prejudices and helps to build universal goodwill and fellow-feeling.It helps a person to become a citizen of the world in the true sense.
Fortunately,travelling is much easier and faster today that it was before.For those who cannot arrange their own travelling programme there is always a travel agency that plans a tour to suit their purse and cater to their individual needs like providing required types of meals on international flight.Therefore,never lose an opportunity to travel.It will be an experience well worth the time and money spent on it.