Travel Mantra

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September 18th 2004

Published: September 18th 2004

Here's something I find useful to meditate on when I'm feeling restless or pissed off:

Dwell on uncomplicated beauty:
A landscape;
The sun on your face.
Nothing touches you.
Keep the image of your death
Cheerfully before you at all times.
Gain perspective.
Seek to clarify and comfort,
Never to obscure or mystify.
Your aspirations are pointless;
Your ambitions can do nothing.

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Ozgur Can Leonard

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My trip began (July 19, 2004) as a 14-month leave of absence from my job, with the intention of "seeing the world", and a bunch of unrealistic ideas of what can be accomplished in a year. Turns out a year isn't as long as it seems, so I've recently quit my job (yeay!) to become a full-time traveler. Until, that is, I run out of money or decide I'm ready to rejoin the ratrace. In the meantime, I'm trying to blog at least once a month from the countries I'm visiting. I'm not interested in Western Europe, so don't expect pictures of Venice here. My blogs are basically my impressions of pla... full info

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