Talking to a friend yesterday made me realize how much has changed from the day I was born to now.
Technology has shifted the way we do things every day and with that, significant advancement and comfortability.
It wasn't that long ago that I remember navigating from destination to destination with printed out directions from map quest. I still remember all the maps my grandfather had tucked away in the back pocket of the seats he had collected over the years before the internet.
Looking back, I am mesmerized by the sheer willpower it took to create the first maps. The painstaking and exciting adventure must have been to truly explore "uncharted" territories. Cartographers were living a natural life Indiana Jones adventure.
Going back to yesterday, I realize what has been missing in my life is that sense of adventure during the day to day living. It was the journey that lit my internal flame, not the destination.
Today all we have to do is plug the destination into Apple or Google Maps, and we are off to our destination. Now that we don't have to worry about how we will get there, we now have this newfound "gap" in time that was previously spent focusing on making sure you were following the map correctly.
Looking at myself, there have been times when I have texted, been on the phone, put on the latest audiobook, to jamming out to my favorite song. What's different is I am no longer connected to the journey as I once was when traveling, and I no longer feel a sense of adventure.
To remedy this, I turn off the GPS and allow myself to get lost again or take a different route that may not be the fastest. However, what I have found for myself is discovering new places to explore near me or noticing unique places all around me that have been there this entire time, but only now am I seeing them for the first time.
I invite whoever is reading this to find new ways to break the routine and discover that sense of adventure again for yourself. I look forward to hearing your stories.
Sincerely,
Mario Lentsch
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