Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Tell me what is a traveler?

I've looked online trying to find articles that describe what a traveler is. The dictionary makes it seem so simple.

trav·el·er [trav-uh-ler, trav-ler] –noun
1.a person or thing that travels.
2.a person who travels or has traveled in distant places or foreign lands.

But a traveler is more than that. However through my search I did find an article that TJ Tom wrote on his website. www.thebigwelcom.net which helps describe what a traveler is when he wrote about the "traveler's glow". Here is an excerpt from it:

Travelers possess a confidence, serenity, a focus and a passion. Their glow radiates from their soul and their heart, and those around them can sense it. They carry with them, almost tangibly, their experiences and discoveries, and the ways in which they’ve learned from them.

Travelers are strong and durable from carrying their lives on their backs, yet their walls are down and they approach life with open hearts and minds. Their quest is one of discovery and immersion. They understand something new about the human experience and recognize their place in the world. “They (travelers) are the lucky ones-to have taken the time to truly experience what the world has to offer. It isn’t for everyone, and some do not have the opportunity, but a combination of opportunity and willingness puts them in a sacred group with some responsibility, I believe, to humanity.”


Isn't that beautiful? I want to be like that! I want to be a traveler.

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