Purify the colours, purify my mind

[whereisgrace]

I'm going to try and describe the seemingly indescribable, if only for the sake of documenting a time in my life that I will surely look back on with a tenuous blend of bemusement and fondness in years to come. If this sounds like pretentious drivel to you, I would probably aim the mouse at the address bar and go elsewhere. If on the other hand,

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[nurgling]

Coming back after such a wonderful experience is difficult. The way to deal with it is to think of coming home as the beginning of a new adventure. In this sense it is no different. We will cross paths with new people who are on their own quests for knowledge and experience. We will find out more about ourselves in the process. We will always get out exactly what we put in! (That's karma, baby.)

I'm afraid I don't agree with Harry's statement one iota. We will always be disgusted by the shitty little lives that everyone lives if we take a judgemental, arrogant attitude, no matter where or how long we stay. Are the lives of the people in Cambodia 'shitty' too? Life is tough; it doesn't help to point that out. If we can help make it a little less shitty then we have earned our place in the world.

It is not worth being bitter about the cost of living in England (or anywhere else), either, unless we plan on avoiding work. Money is just money. Nobody forces us to spend it, but if we really want that sandwich, we will pay the man what he asks. He is under the same pressure!

Travelling should teach us not to judge or to stand to be judged by others. The moment we do this, we alienate ourselves from those that we judge. If we alienate ourselves, we cannot change our own shitty little lives.