Can
We all
just stay
where we are?
Must we constantly
be in plane, train, or car?
Why not content to vacation
In our current locations—Consider
Wherever we go… there we are
Use a web cam, ride a bike
Live somewhere that we like
Live near loved ones
Stop chasing the sun
Somehow find a way
To be happy and stay
Right where we are
Leave the gas in the car
One more thing…
Can we stop shopping on holidays?
Those underpaid employees have families too.
Think Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol”.
*Disclaimer: I say we, I mean you.
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The Daily Post, November 5, 2015, Daily Prompt: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles~ You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, or car? (Or something else entirely — bike? Hot air balloon?)
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Point to ponder. I can feel the concern of underpaid employees.
Oh, the homebodies in my house are aligned with you, but unfortunately for them their mom needs travel like a fish needs water.
I’ve often thought of this when I was on a busy freeway or in an airline terminal–everyone rushing to go where everyone else has just come from. Why this need to be elsewhere?
I think about all the lost time I’ve spent in transit. The only redemption I have is that audio books have made my drive tolerable.
And this is also how I learned Spanish. We put tapes int he car and whenever we drove, we listened to them. Prior to that, we’d listened to audiobooks which I still listen to when I can. Unfortunately, I dropped my Kindle into the pool and my audiobooks won’t play on my new computer. Probably because my old computer is still listed as my device. Must see to this.
I see it as a whole big world, waiting to be explored. I have been watching a show on Netflix called departures. Two guys in their twenties travel the world with a camera for two years. I get to see parts of the world that would not be accessible for me. Staying in is fun.
Hi. Is your blog still going? I’m doing blogging101 and for a task we had to write a blog on a daily prompt, then find someone else’s blog on the same prompt and leave a comment. I like your post as it is unusual and also makes you think about whether we need to travel at all.
Yes, I’m still posting daily. Thank you for your comment and kind words. Best of luck with 101!