Around the world without the center in yourself

It is always good to know new places to get a sense of how small we are ... how ignorant we are in the face of so much difference and complexity in this giant, rich and vast planet. From the simplest differences and the most complex differences ... like language, philosophy and convergence of mentality. What for some is a gift for others may be worthless ... what is handsome and handsome for some may be considered strange and coarse for others, goes from the point of view of the culture in question and its values. It goes from the point of view of each group that gets used to its traditions. Eating meat in some countries may sound so natural, but in India this practice is abhorrent, moral and religious issues are also taken into account. Having a more liberal menu containing a varied range of species from locusts to scorpions, to the market in central Beijing is also normal.

We are always taking as reference the values ​​of our culture that from our earliest formation is given as a gift in the form of tradition. Thus we think to be right and we take as direction, because there is the custom, there is the adaptation, because we always follow the same paths, the custom makes us think that what is different from what we practice is strange, but we are also strangers to those who are in the culture Who practices traditions different from ours, and so on ... These are the other lessons we learn when we leave our navel, our zone, when we really open our inner map of the heart and consequently of the mind so that different places and realities can To enter within us, we see that what we are, what we believe we are and what we practice, does not really matter as much as we experience new realities with values ​​so different from our own.

This baggage of knowledge can be grandiose for some and feared for others, because to confuse our reality, to confound our values ​​and shake our ego so comfortable and irreducible within our convictions, can be one of the most enlightening mental lessons we can have in life.