Why I Travel

From playing with ant hills in my backyard to climbing buildings as a professional parkour instructor - I've loved discovering the world through experience. As William James said, "Truth is an event, and only through experience can the veracity of a truth be verified." Why and how do I link truth and experience? 

The reason I travel is actually quite personal. My beliefs push me forward towards every action and decision I make. I believe the world was meant to be experienced, so the reason I travel is actually a thank you to my Creator. 

If I was to not travel, I would not be fulfilling my purpose, my potential to it's fullest and therefore I would become ungrateful. As my current Guru Joseph Campbell puts it, I am "following my bliss." 

I've always been a seeker of truth, no matter what that might be. I've always known that in order to find whatever it is I am looking for, I must go out and touch it myself, to taste it with my own tongue and be made whole through my own vision.

I travel in order to show others that we are not all the same, though we are all one. I want to show others that we are not simply products of our governments - we are free-thinking spiritual beings with a desire to live in harmony with one another through sharing. That's what life all comes down to for me: sharing. 

By travelling I get to share who I am with others. Perhaps more importantly than that I get to learn about who others are, and then take that back with me and spread the knowledge elsewhere - ridding the world of ignorance and negativity, showing others that it is okay to be who you are. 

Experiencing the world means you learn about yourself and what makes you who you are and why. These are important things because one day I will start a family - I must be able to pass on the good knowledge and way of life, to take responsibility for their upbringing. How dare I create immortality without being fully prepared myself? If I do not know myself, how can I ever instruct another? 

As you can see, the reasons I travel are perhaps less common or not expected. Of course, I travel for all of the other reasons as well! I love meeting new people, trying daring things, learning mystical tongues and changing my favorite food from day to day. These things are a huge part of who I am and what attracts me to be with others who are not like me. 

However, the "deeper" reasons for me are my "normal" reasons - they are not deep at all in my eyes. They are simply a part of me. 

This is why I call this blog "The Bridger" - I aim to be a symbol of a path that allows us to share with each other out of love and respect, to rid the fear of the unknown, and finally, to show that experience is the best teacher and out of that experience will come your truth.