Watched the motorcycle diaries today .... the voyage of transition of Che (Ernesto). It was so much like the journey of Siddharth who was stirred within after seeing the plight of people and went looking for answers. Once he found them he was no longer the same but became Gautam Buddha.
It was about the moments, the moments when you meet yourself devoid of any superficiality, about the moments when something within you cries out to stand up and fight, about moments of pity on those you meet and more so on yourself for not doing something about their state, despite have the power to do so.
Surely, the greatest journey one can ever make is the journey to find oneself, to get in touch with your real self.
Like philosophy aside, I was surprised to see the awesome similarity between the landscapes and the people of Peru to those of Arunanchal Pradesh. Reminded me of my journey to Ziro, one of the most adventurous trip i have been on. It was the kind of experience that will be hard to recreate.
Going to the Incas civilization sites in Peru along with a bike trip across India like the one in motorcycle diaries is certainly up there in the 100 things to do before i die !
Also, I think everyone should take such a journey once in his life time, the earlier the better, to travel across the country, bond with people, understand the difficulties that they go through, so that you start valuing the gift of good life that some of us are born with.
Interesting to know.
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