Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Vinjatek
    • Home
    • Shop
    • About
    • Contact
    • Gear
      1. Reviews
      2. Bags
      3. Clothing
      4. Flashlights
      5. Footwear
      6. Hunting
      7. EDC
      8. Guns
      9. Tech
      10. Knives
      11. Pens
      12. Outdoors
      13. Optics
      14. Tools
      Featured

      Best Camping Cot Reviews: Expert’s Picks & Buying Guide

      By Carl Williams05/12/2022
      Recent

      Best Camping Cot Reviews: Expert’s Picks & Buying Guide

      05/12/2022

      Best Snowshoes Reviews: Expert Picks & Buying Tips

      29/11/2022

      Best Sleeping Pad Reviews: Expert’s Picks & Buying Guide

      29/11/2022
    • Sections
      • Lifestyle
      • Tactical
      • Survival
      • Preparedness
      • Restricted
      • Hiking
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Vinjatek
    You are at:Home»Lifestyle»Whoever Says “Paradise” is Just a State of Mind, Does Not Travel
    Lifestyle

    Whoever Says “Paradise” is Just a State of Mind, Does Not Travel

    avatarBy vinja08/01/20162 Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Padang Padang Beach in Bali, Indonesia /// Vinjatek
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    “Paradise” is more than just an idea, a heavenly afterlife or a hypothetical utopia… it’s a real place and the world is scattered with them.

    “Why have we had to invent Eden, to live submerged in the nostalgia of a lost paradise, to make up utopias, propose a future for ourselves?” -Julio Cortazar

    More valuable than high intelligence, we are gifted with boundless imagination. Among the equally endless possibilities of it, it lets us “get away” or find another place but never physically leaving a place.

    A place we consider our own mental paradise relative to our current situation or location, like daydreaming.

    It’s a nice tool to help us through life but this dream can be a reality and paradise an actual place.

    If you know me, you know I tend to get philosophical and even sentimental, but sometimes the tangible trumps all that jazz – that’s why we have multiple senses.

    It’s been said that; “Whoever says money can’t buy you happiness, does not have any.” Well I say; “Whoever says “paradise” is just a state of mind, does not travel.”

    This is not about the desire for possessions. Money can indeed buy varied levels of actual happiness in the same way travel can take you to actual paradises.

    In fact, vagabonding is a cure for materialism.

    Padang Padang Beach in Bali, Indonesia /// Vinjatek
    Padang Padang Beach in Bali, Indonesia //

    These “paradises” are not rare or exclusive to the select few, they are often inexpensive and open to anyone, but that doesn’t make them any less special.

    Anyone willing to travel, that is.

    Maybe it’s a beach on a tropical island where time doesn’t exist or a waterfall in a lush jungle where fairies roam. It doesn’t matter what it is, just that it’s a scalable place somewhere in the physical world.

    You can invent a paradise in your head and let it come to you or you can pick yourself up and journey to a real one.

    Whoever says “paradise” is just a state of mind, does not travel.

    806
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Previous ArticleA Life Worth Imitating
    Next Article How to Live Out of a Backpack: The Backpack
    avatar
    vinja

      American patriot, former covert operative and active operations consultant, living globally as a vagabond.

      Related Posts

      Best Cooler With Wheels Reviews: Top Picks & Buyer’s Tips

      29/11/2022

      Long-Haul Flight Survival Guide

      29/11/2022

      A Day in The Life of a Nomad: Amazon Jungle

      29/11/2022

      What to Take Camping: Here’s Your Camping Checklist

      24/11/2022

      2 Comments

      1. avatar
        Lori Zabel on 08/01/2016 8:21 PM

        Love it!

        Reply
      2. avatar
        Katea Pop on 08/01/2016 8:22 PM

        Because travel is the answer.

        Reply

      Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

      About
      About

      An outdoors, tactics, lifestyle & urban survival site that focuses on the ideology, methodology, mindset and tactics of a covert operative to utilize in life, work and play.

      Facebook Twitter Instagram

      Advertiser Disclosure:
      Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these

      Latest
      Camping

      Best Camping Cot Reviews: Expert’s Picks & Buying Guide

      By Carl Williams05/12/2022

      There’s nothing better than pitching a tent and spending time in the Great Outdoors; that…

      Best Cooler With Wheels Reviews: Top Picks & Buyer’s Tips

      29/11/2022

      Best Snowshoes Reviews: Expert Picks & Buying Tips

      29/11/2022

      Best Sleeping Pad Reviews: Expert’s Picks & Buying Guide

      29/11/2022
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Pinterest
      • Instagram

      Vinjatek
      Facebook Twitter Instagram
      • Home
      • About
      • Shop
      • Contact
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms & Conditions
      Vinjatek is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com
      Vinjatek™ Copyright © 2019 - 2022 Kooc Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Registered Company No.05695741 // Survival / Outdoors / Tactics / Gear

      Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.