My Personal
Legend: Traveling
Nothing
fills my heart with joy like traveling. My earliest memory of it was when I
walked through the Andalusian countryside as a boy. I could travel for the rest
of my life by being a shepherd, and by pursuing my dream of finding treasure in
Egypt. There may be some challenges along the way, like getting robbed and
selling crystal for a year, but I can handle them. Traveling is my Personal Legend.
To begin
with, I remember the first time I went exploring the hills outside my family’s
village on my own. It made an impression on me because even though it was a
little scary, I couldn’t resist the urge to see new places. Then there was that
time when my uncle came to town and I stayed up late into the night listening
to his stories about exotic foreign lands. Just the idea of hearing different
languages, or tasting unusual foods, makes me dream of taking to the road. Traveling
has been exciting to me for as long as I can remember.
There are
lots of things I could do with my life in order to travel as much as possible.
For example, I could buy some sheep and become a shepherd. Shepherds are always
looking for new places to let their sheep graze. Additionally, if I pursue my
dream about finding treasure, I’ll likely end up in Egypt. There are certainly
many different things I could do in life to ensure that I can travel as much as
possible.
Some may say
that there are too many challenges for me to face if I want to travel. For
example, travelers often get robbed. Though getting robbed is certainly no fun
at all, I think my love of traveling will help me take setbacks like that in
stride. Also, I know that living my Personal Legend won’t happen right away,
and I may end up selling crystal in Tangier for a while, but as long as I keep
my eyes on the prize, I’ll get there. There
will be obstacles, but just remember, “That which does not kill us, makes us
stronger.”
In
conclusion, living my Personal Legend of traveling will lead to a life well
spent. From the very first time I set my foot on the open road, I knew that
seeing new places was my first love. I’ll get to try lots of different ways to embrace traveling, but becoming a shepherd seems like the best one for now. Getting
robbed and stopping in Tangier will be obstacles that I’ll encounter, but as
long as I remember how much I love traveling, I can overcome them. We only
have one life to live, and I can’t think of a better way to live mine than to
travel as much as possible!
I got the image from http://aaronberchild.blogspot.com/2012/10/santiago-alchemist.html
