Travel + Findingyourself.

Most of us like self discovery stories don’t we! Box Office collection says so. These feel good movies are best to have relaxing evenings with family and friends. Let me name some of my favorite movies of same genre. Into the Wild, Wild, The Darjeeling Limited, Eat Pray Love & some Bollywood flicks: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Tamasha, Jab We Met. That’s all I can think of right now but surely there are a lot more to add into list. These films follow one cliche plot, guy/girl confused with life goes on a vacation, meet new people, indulge in adventure, exchange conversation with completely dreamy person who says stuff like: “live your passion, break the monotony, there is no tomorrow.” And our guy figures out his life. He suddenly realize what is his calling! his passion.

End of the movie. Credit Roll.

…I don’t completely disagree with such movies but problem lies with romanticizing and glorifying travel as the ultimate cure for your mundane problems to the deepest trauma you been carrying with you. For someone who is in his young age & not stepped out of his hometown ever, these movies will build unreal impression about life and how to deal with its complex nature. This young boy will blame his lack of exposer of world for his inability of figuring out what is best for him, “his passion, his calling”. But because he have watched so much of these films and developed emotional bond with protagonist, upon facing bad consequences he will also plan an adventurous holiday with friends or even better, SOLO Trip!!, why? because he have learnt from movies that one has to go on holiday “break out of the comfort zone” to truly understand himself and purpose of his existence.

..If you want to find yourself put yourself in slightly awkward, unfamiliar, uncomfortable situation the whole point of solo travelling is that only. So you don’t have to seek out for an adventurous holiday or road trip to find yourself start a business, meet new people, learn a skill, that will give same experience and exposer to you as it would have given you by travelling.