Sure, the Leaning Tower of Pisa leaned like everyone else said it would, the mountains of Tibet were more beautiful than you had ever expected, and the Pyramids of Egypt stood mysteriously in the sea of sand like in the pictures; yet is it the environment or rather the openness in mindset, that makes up the elusive essence of happiness that we experience when we travel? Forrest Curran
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When we travel, what we experience is not the environment, but rather the openness in our mindset. The past is gone, and therefore will never be the same again. We are new in this place with nothing familiar left to guide us. And so, we must rely on ourselves to find our happiness.

When we travel, we must learn to open ourselves up to the possibilities that lie in front of us. We must let go of all that has gone before us and focus on what lies ahead. There is no point in living in the past.

We cannot change it, and even if we could, it will not be the same as it was before. The past is gone; it cannot be returned to, nor can it be altered to make better for ourselves.

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