WHY YOU SHOULD TRAVEL WHILE YOU'RE STILL YOUNG

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do"- H. Jackson Brown

Though I thought I should have started traveling during my late twenties, but still it was never too late for me to see the world. They said that you will never know unless you tried. 

Most of us dream of traveling around the world, go to different places and search for an adventure, try new things that you haven't tried. but the question is when are you going to do these?

Many of us are afraid of going out of our comfort zones, some are hesitant in taking risks, while others think that traveling is dangerous.

I'm glad that while I am strong and able to do things, and have the opportunity,  of course, I took all the advantages to make my dreams come true. 

While others focus on work, work, work and make more money, they don't realize what they are missing in life.  Well, we have different views in life and I am not criticizing those people who want to be successful, after all, we have different ways on how we define success.

Why we should travel while we're still young? Let me share with you an excerpt from an article entitled "How to become rich and happy" by Fitz Villafuerte.

I will be financially free. I will retire with enough money to enjoy life and do anything I want.

John will be 60 years old next month and has decided to finally retire from work.

With millions in his retirement account, he is excited to finally live the life he imagined and enjoy financial freedom.

He takes out his bucket list, a list he has written over the years, and reads the very first item: “Learn how to dance the Tango in Argentina.”

He remembers writing that one down decades ago. Then he smiles and decides to cross it off his list because he can’t afford to do it anymore, given his kneecap injury from a few years back.

Next on the list was “Go skydiving in New Zealand”. While he can technically still do this, he crosses it off too because the idea doesn’t excite him as much anymore.

One by one, he goes through his bucket list, crossing off items he can’t do anymore, as well as those that have lost its novelty and appeal.

“Go bungee jumping in Macau” – nah!

“See the Eiffel tower in France” – boring!

“Experience being chased by bulls in Spain” – nope!

After almost an hour, his 100+ list has shrunk to 20 items. He suddenly feels regret.

John is rich, but he is unhappy. Why?

John needs to let go of the past, and start living his life.

Preparing for retirement is a necessity, but it doesn’t mean you should defer living your life until that time.

Yes, by the time you reach the age 60, perhaps you already have the money, perhaps you already have the freedom to travel, but I guess by that time, you are now limited to the things that you can do.

Don't let time pass without trying the things that you want to do. While there are opportunities to travel, why not take advantage and enjoy. We only live once as they say, what if when time came and you want to travel but your health can no longer permit you?

So travel now while you still can!