Pico Iyer: “And at some point, I thought, well, I’ve been really lucky to see many, many places. Now, the great adventure is the inner world, now that I’ve spent a lot of time gathering emotions, impressions, and experiences. Now, I just want to sit still for years on end, really, charting that inner landscape because I think anybody who travels knows that you’re not really doing so in order to move around–you’re traveling in order to be moved. And really what you’re seeing is not just the Grand Canyon or the Great Wall but some moods or intimations or places inside yourself that you never ordinarily see when you’re sleepwalking through your daily life. I thought, there’s this great undiscovered terrain that Henry David Thoreau and Thomas Merton and Emily Dickinson fearlessly investigated, and I want to follow in their footsteps. Krista Tippett
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Pico Iyer is a writer and travel enthusiast. He is known for writing travel books and articles, and he has even written a book about the art of travel. In his article, he describes his love for traveling and that he wants to explore the inner world. He also describes that traveling is not just about seeing places but exploring your own inner world as well.

Source: Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into The Mystery And Art Of Living

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