"Time flies. It's up to you to be the
navigator" - Robert Orben
Prior to my traveling
transition, I longed to see as
far ahead into the future as
possible. From as early as I
can remember to as recent
as the present day, society
told me what to do, where to
go and what to aspire
towards.
I was assured through this
dependence that the highest
education and the most
respected career would
bring me happiness. The
future was what I needed:
that was where my happiness
lied, and subsequently,
would forever be. I sincerely
believed it.
But then my
lifestyle became
an inner journey
I no longer strained to peer
into a remote future, but
stopped far short and
inhaled. I breathed in this
very slice of existence right
before me, existing nowhere
else happiness prevailed and
awaited inside me.
We travel not to
escape life
But for life not to
escape us