Why Am I on the Road? My Journey to Peaceful Happines
<p>For the past five years, I have been walking the world.</p>
<p>Everything I own fits in a carry-on backpack. My only shelter is a bivy sack and a poncho tarp. I own only one set of clothes. My phone has no Internet or service.</p>
<p>I had never been happier.</p>
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<p>By <a href="https://www.pexels.com/@bertellifotografia/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Matheus Bertelli</a> on Pexels</p>
<h2>Stillness in walking</h2>
<p>I do not travel to see places. Buying a good VR set would have been easier for that. I travel to develop good virtues in myself.</p>
<p>Virtues are good patterns in your mind. That is, mind habits that lead to happiness and wisdom instead of suffering and delusion. For example, <a href="https://medium.com/@fenixandreu/boredom-reveals-why-you-never-feel-peaceful-heres-how-9ca1dc34ca48" rel="noopener">distraction</a> is the opposite of this. Instead of focusing on the problems and exploring yourself, you sweep things under the carpet.</p>
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<p>I mostly travel alone and always stay in new places. I never become too comfortable where I am staying. There is no other option but to be present with the patterns of my mind and remain later with the results. This observation leads to incredible results.</p>
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