Elizabeth BenedictWhat gives value to travel is fear. It breaks down a kind of inner structure we all have.
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When we travel, we face something terrifying. It’s not the fear of heights, or of getting lost, or of failure, or of our abilities. It’s the fear of missing something, and the fear of being the only one left behind to miss it. It’s that we might fail and be left forever to regret it.
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