Homesick For A World I Haven't Met Yet

In the first chapter of my World Religions book, the author talks about being homesick for a world he hasn't visited yet. This is what I am. I am homesick for a world I don't yet know. My heart yearns to travel the world. Places I've been, places I could only hope to go, places I've never even heard of, I want to visit them all. I want to breathe in their cultures, languages, food and customs. I want to know the people and see the world through their eyes. I love that idea of being homesick for the world. It's like I already miss places I haven't even visited. I just want to experience it all! There is a whole world out there, just waiting for me to be apart of it. I don't want to be contained by geographic boundaries. I want to experience the whole world! I'm homesick for the world, for its customs, its cultures, languages and people. The places I have already visited hold a special place in my heart. I will always carry with me a little piece of Spain, of the Dominican Republic, and of Africa. Each time I go somewhere new, or revisit somewhere old, I will take a piece of that place with me. Where I've been defines, in part, who I am. And where I will go will, in turn, shape who I become. My heart aches to not only return to the places I've already visited, but also for all the places I have yet to go. I don't know where this life will take me, but I'm excited to go!

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Lao-Tzu