Lessons I Learned from Travelling Alone

On the 23rd of July, I had to travel alone to a nearby city for some emergency. Believe me when I say that I have never traveled alone. And I haven't traveled much. So, It was a completely new experience for me.

I booked my own train tickets. I took the buses on my own. I had random conversations with strangers. And reached my destination safely.

Here are a few lessons that I learned along the trip:

1. Pushing Comfort Zone

I have been staying in one city for 21 years of my life. No transfers. No moving to another city for studies. I completed my school and graduated from this small city and believe me I respect this city.

But I have this desire of exploring places. Going to new places. Making new friends. But I was never able to do so because I come from a lower-middle-class family. And my parents are overprotective.

But this small incident gave me the confidence to push past my fears of traveling alone. Because believe me my parents told me all sorts of bad things will happen to me. But nothing happened.

2. Don't Trust Media

Media benefits by selling you false information that the world is bad. It will report all the bad things that happened that day. But will never report the good things that happened.

Whereas the reality is there are a lot of good things happening around us. 10X more than the bad things.

If you'll watch the news or the media. You'll always live in fear and uncertainty. Whereas if you stop watching it and just trust your social intelligence then you'll thrive a lot better.

3. Making Friends is Easy

Do you know the easiest way to make friends? Approach them first. And not many people do that. But imagine a scenario. You're at a party and you don't know anyone. And suddenly a charismatic young man comes and invites you with him.

Asks your name and makes you meet his friends. How elated, How happy you'd be. You'd surely consider this guy a life savior.

So, Why can't you be that person? Why can't you be the one inviting others to have fun things? If you just get rid of the fear of judgment and start approaching people and being genuinely interested in them. You'd make more friends in just 1 week. Then you can make in 3 years.