I Remember Myself When I Hit the Road

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“I Remember Myself When I Set Out on the Road…”

Sometimes I say:

“Life is not about what you put in your suitcase, it's about what you leave behind.”

When I set out on the road, it's not just the cities that change...

I'm changing too.

The crowds in my head are silent.

The feet inside my shoes are taking their own steps for the first time.

Waking up to a different sky every morning…

Hearing a new language, smiling at someone you don't know...

All of these things remind me how big and more meaningful life is than I thought.

Travelling is not a luxury for me.

It's like breathing.

When there is a place I haven't seen, there is a lack inside me.

Every area where I see a gap on the map remains like an unasked question in my heart.

And that's why I'm happy when I'm on the road.

In a village house or in a tent on a mountaintop…

Because the real me is not in the contents of the suitcase —

He lives somewhere up the road.

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What was your most special “on the road” moment?

Write in the comments, maybe we met at the same stop…

This article was taken from Melih Bektaş's page with permission. We thank Melih Bektaş for giving us permission to publish his article.

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