People who never leave their comfort zone are the ones who
give the advice to others to do the same. I have met countless people who tell
me to stop going for so many road trips and stay in my city so that I can be
safe. I have tried convincing them that the world is a safer place than they
show in the TV, but I have stopped telling them so now because people don’t
want to listen what I tell them. They are only interested in the scary stories
that they see in the news.
I understand how tough it is for people who want to go for
solo trips to trust their instincts and not the news, but I would still say
that people around the world have many things similar in their hearts. They
have same aspirations, dreams, needs, and necessities. There are numerous
people around the globe who would go out of their way to help me and many more
travelers.
Last year, we made an instant plan to travel to the
Chandratal Lake in Himachal Pradesh, which was a huge mistake, for sure. We
could not procure the permit online to cross Rohtang Pass, so we thought we
would try our luck at the permit office directly. The entire journey was going
against the plan, but we were still adamant to reach our destination. We had
already begun our journey quite late, and there was no way we would reach in
time in one day. After it was dark, we got at least two families telling us to
take a halt and resume the journey the next day.
Again, we were in trouble because we could not find an
accommodation. We even thought of sleeping in the car, but we were six people
and we did not have enough blankets to survive the chilly cold nights of the
region. We might have died of cold had an old man not helped us to stay at his
hut. It was a low-roof hut where we could barely stand, but we slept well at
least for a few hours. The kind old man helped us to find fuel the next
morning. The best part is that he did not take advantage of our situation by
charging excessive money. We coerced him to accept money, which he had not
asked for, thanked him from the bottom of our hearts, and resumed our journey. However,
we pledged that we would never make instant plans for such risky destinations.
Once again, when I was in Goa trying my luck at parasailing,
even though I am scared of water, as well as, heights, I found a kind lady
soothe me. My family had hired Self-Drive Cars in Bangalore and we had driven to Goa. They all wanted to go for water
sports, but I did not. No amount of compelling convinced me to agree, but a
kind lady did just by her empathetic words.
There are many other instances where I found several people
compassionate and benevolent, especially when they know that someone is in
trouble. We just need to give the world a chance; we live on a beautiful earth
indeed.
