What I learned about Journeys

This 3 months I went through a lot of journeys. The number of journeys I had in these three months has been the equivalent of a year’s worth. I have only valued the journeys that took me to far off places. I had never considered a trip to the supermarket a “journey”. I always found it odd that in all my 19 years of life, I only remember only a fraction of it. Well of course, for the vast majority of people, this feat is downright impossible. We cannot remember all our days, but we can remember more. We have this romanticized view of what a journey is. Journeys do not have to be big to be fun or memorable. A walk to a bus stop can be just as much journey if we are willing to look around. We do not have to wait for that plane ride. I maybe ranting on and on without making any coherent sense. I think its better if I share one of my experiences in these last 3 months.

Let me start off with one of my daily trips to the university. As I was walking on the sidewalk, I tilted my head up to look at the clouds. I noticed two big ball shaped clouds on top of each other. The clouds were almost perfectly round, but the upper cloud was a little less so. It had a snippet of cloud that was shaped like a triangle. Suddenly the cloud turned into a snow man. After that little distraction, I got to the bus stop. Right on time too, for the bus just arrived. When got in and paid my fair, I decided to take a seat behind a big brown man. I thought nothing of it, but when I looked at his neck, I saw a smiley face. You see, the man’s neck folded in such a way that you could see a happy little content face. I chuckled. I got to the train station and into the train. I took a seat towards the nearest window. I enjoyed the view, but then a girl about my age sat in the seat in front of me. She started to sing in a low voice the song called Killer Queen by the band Queen. She sang pretty well, and I just listened to her voice for the rest of the train ride until I got of and walked towards class.

You see, that story you just read is my version of a journey now. Maybe it’s a journey now because throughout these last three months, I have started to appreciate the small things in life. Now, I kind of look forward to each day. Unless there is an exam. I digress. I implore you to be more aware of your surroundings. Most of our days may seem boring, but that is because we have not bothered to look around. This line of thought makes life a little more exciting. Be more aware and you can have a journey every day.