Our Arabian nights finally culminated for the time being! Not that Saudi Arabia is uninhabitable. Yet a person is definitely conditioned and aligned with the comfort zone defined by his upbringing and by the culture where he ultimately belongs.
Isn’t it an interesting fact worth acknowledging that the human beings are often surprised by merely knowing about one another that is so distinct?; and this distinction is chartered by the geographical distances, the governing environmental conditions, the culture & traditions preserved and cherished since ages and the history that they have been through till date!
The psychology, in terms of the anticipation of rights, expectation on the different freedoms, perception of what is good or bad, what are the necessary and sufficient degrees of theism, concept of security, relative view on hospitality and hostility, the type of governance and the generic notion of good living, is all drastically different for the very same human beings of a single global village. The exploration of such an amount of variety in a single category of life form is certainly a fascinating and a breath-taking experience. More interesting is the fact that we ourselves cultivated the variety and as a result, the volume of things now worth exploring is enormous.
Yet all said and one, coming back where one belongs is a wonderful feeling- beyond the capacity of my under-developed writing prowess! Exploring and acknowledging diversity is the essence of self-discovery as well. Moreover, when this journey becomes interesting, then the food, climate and change of comfort zone, self-defined stringency of specific requirements becomes marginally important. Unknown lands with unaccustomed living conditions offer a perfect platter not only to discover the place, but also to gaze deeper within ourselves. It helps to know what we head towards and how do we rather how should we perceive our reactions of the past and better view for the future. Discovering new horizons and coming home at the end of the day is a fascinating pattern of personal enrichment. Birds live life the similar way! After all, belonging somewhere is the essence of individuality and survival.
The mind would yet again become inquisitive next time when the plane glides with a wind shattering speed on some unknown distant runway!
