Common Exploration
Often, I feel like the only person that needs to get away.
People are not so different than me. Many seek something greater than ye, and while exploring is a way to unwind, it's overshadowed by the grind. This explorer found ground one day and someone who reminded me of why I ventured away.
At times, I want a break because stepping back from the grind allows me the freedom to explore. Recently, I discovered that there are people who explore the same path as I do.
While camping in the east woods of Texas, a young man, Pablo, from San Antonio, drove into a nearby campsite where I had pitched a tent. His means of exploration was simple: an orange-breasted Royal Enfield motorcycle. He set up base camp with only a ground tent from London, a blue chair, and cigarettes. Pablo's journey led him to this moment. Indeed, he had the same idea: to get off the grind, onto the open road, and explore the unknown.
The next day, a new dawn emerged as the dew rose above the pine trees, and the sun showed its mighty ray. Before Pablo packed up for the next journey, I solicited a simple conversation about his aim. Pablo's journey across the U.S. spoke to my pioneer perspective. His aim is nothing less than mine but idiomatic in how we prepare. Pablo had a simple plan, timeless to go beyond the ride. I planned, which was complex, yet we both searched for the next spot.
Some people find money, careers, or parties as a means of exploring. Yet others find freedom in open, remote areas like the piney woods of Texas.
Pablo mentions that the "great escape belongs to everyone." Funny, I always thought it refrained among the aging and nostalgic like me. However, I found commonality with Pablo. The next generation of explorers!
You know what, he is not much different than me.
