Experience teaches empathy,
Be open to the change,
Really force yourself outside of your comfort zone,
You will never be more free.
Living teaches life,
We only need listen,
Nothing ever lasts forever,
Even rocks are changed by weather.
Observation teaches awareness,
Observing without judgement is the key,
Simply sit and watch,
Learn to just be.
Solitude teaches self awareness,
Observing your every thought, want and need,
You may not become an enlightened guru or spiritual yogi,
But self awareness is key.
Aging teaches the value of time,
Value your mind and your body,
Aging robs you of your physical ability,
But it sets your soul free, aging makes me, Me.
Travelling teaches more than words can explain,
Different perspectives of humanity,
A humility, a self reliance,
Gratitude and self belief.
Each new destination teaches a different lesson,
The course structure is always the same,
Arrive, meet the people, settle in and feel secure,
Then leave again to the next destination to repeat it all once more.
Travelling teaches you that life will always change,
Finding your foreign way,
Just as things become familiar,
You're leaving yet again.
Packing teaches you to hold onto less,
An art performed in perfect synchronicity,
A habitual act of repetition,
The night before you leave.
Love is the ultimate lesson,
To love everyone you meet,
To send out love no matter how empty you feel,
To love yourself in everyone and everything.
