[Repost] Before turning 30, should you go on an adventure or focus on work?

There are still so many things in life that we’re figuring out. We worry about not doing well or simply not being suited for the things we want to do, yet when we hesitate, we tell ourselves: “How do you know if you haven’t tried?”

“Before turning 30, should you go on an adventure or focus on work?”

This question has been bothering many people.

There are ways to break out of your comfort zone besides “going on an adventure.” It’s one option, butnot the only one. If you can find joy in learning at work, why cling to pastdesires?

Sometimes, what we truly crave is freedom, and traveling adventurously or taking a working holiday is just a wayto satisfy the desire for freedom. Maybe becauseTaiwan’swork environment is too harsh and exploitative,leading many to lose their freedom because of work. They work originally for freedom, but once they get the job, they lose their freedom. In the end, everyone naturally craves freedom even more.Taiwan’sworkenvironmentseems to have become like a concentration camp, driving everyone to flee.

But lately, I’ve observed many young people who returned toTaiwanafter finishing their working holidays and didnot gain greater personal freedom. Some even ended up working longer hours than before they left. Instead of complaining again about losing freedom, they live more freely,because they genuinely want to give to themselves, redefining the kind of freedom they truly need,and attaining a freedom of the heart.Of course, there’s another type of returnee who tries to impose foreign lifestyles onto

Taiwanand uses an advanced mindset to extrapolate foreign examples. These people seem to bring back nothing but uncontrollable anger and complaints. Sometimes I wonder why they go abroad to suffer.They talk about the pursuit of freedom all day long, but what I see is self-imposed bondage and limitations.Only uncontrollable anger and complaints. Sometimes I wonder why I came abroad to suffer?They keep chanting slogans about pursuing freedom all day, but what I see is bondage and self-limitation.themselves.

If they were after negative emotions, they should have strived to stayin Taiwanand in the workplace to begin with.Isn’t it great when someone pays you to vent your anger?

Even though everyone does a working holiday in Australia, their mindsets and transformations afterward can differ.. Without realizing it, an epic journey might not break your comfort zone but instead create anothercomfort zone with an international perspective.

This is a dangerous “working holiday myth syndrome” that can cause people to lose focus at work,overlook the small things around them, and even overly amplify desires, leading tocompletely out-of-control dreams.

Through my travels, I’ve come to realize that a grand journey doesn’t make you great; it’s meant to make you feelhow small you truly are. What’s truly great is nature and the mysterious universe. We should learn morehumbly how to live these brief hundred years of life with a clear conscience and leave with a smile.Leaving with a sense of fulfillment.

That’s why I now strive to make myself happy, focus on the present, and stop agonizing all day over dreams yet to be fulfilled. If you’re unhappy while you’re alive, you’ll surely leavecrying.Leaving with a sense of fulfillment.

In short, if you can find joy in your current job, don’t dwell on the idea of a grand journey. Do well with what’s in front of you, dedicate yourself wholeheartedly, seize the happiness of the moment—this sense of fulfillmentin your heart won’t be any less than that from a grand journey.The sense of achievement won’t be any less than that from an epic journey.

Fever Travel authorized by Lan Bai Tuo to publish this article. Original source:  Lan Bai Tuo Facebook Page

About Lan Bai Tuo

After ending a year of carefree travel in 2011, he began piecing together the true face of the world through writing. His works include "The Backpacking Taiwanese Adventurer," "For Future Travelers," "Steel Strawberry," "The Practice Song of Leaving," and his latest book, "For the Returning Traveler."

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