π μ¬νμ μ΄μ
I have listed an english interpretation below my favourite excerpts from a korean book that I recently read, βReason for Travelβ.
μΆλ°©κ³Ό λ©λ―Έ
βν μ°κ΅¬μ λ°λ₯΄λ©΄ νκΈμΌλ‘ κ²°μ νλ κ²μ λμμ κ³ ν΅μ λλΌλ μμμ νμ±νμν¨λ€κ³ νλ€.
μ무리 μμλ‘ μ£Όλ λμ΄λΌ ν΄λ λΉΌμκΈ΄λ€λ λλμ΄ λλ κ²μ΄λ¦¬λΌ.
μ μ©μΉ΄λλ λ΄ μ§κ°μμ λμ μ κΉ μλλ°©μκ² κ±΄λκ°μ§λ§ 곧 λλμμ¨λ€.β
- One study found that paying with cash activates the area of the brain associated with pain
- Even if the money is given voluntarily, use of cash makes one feel as if theyβre losing money
- On the other hand, credit cards are temporarily given away but soon after returned
βκ·Έλ° μλ―Έμμ μκ°μ μ¬νμ μΉλ°ν κ³νμ νμνμ§ μμμ§λ λͺ¨λ₯Έλ€.
μ¬νμ΄ λ무 μμ‘°λ‘μ°λ©΄ λμ€μ μΈ κ² μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ΄λ€.β
- In that sense, the authorβs journey may not require a detailed plan
- Embrace the unknown when travelling, as they become recipes for interesting stories
"βμΆκ΅¬μ νλ‘―βμ λ°λΌ μ μ°μΈ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ μ£ΌμΈκ³΅μ΄ μΈλ©΄μ μΌλ‘ μΆκ΅¬νλ λͺ©νκ° μλλΌ
λ΄λ©΄μ μΌλ‘ κ°μ ν μνλ κ²μ λ¬μ±νλλ‘ νκ³ ,
κ·Έλ° μ΄μΌκΈ°κ° κ΄κ°μκ²λ κΉμ λ§μ‘±κ°μ μ€λ€.β
- What main characters obtain from their pursuit of adventure is not their original goal, but a deep realization of truth surrounding their life
- The plot of βpursuitβ provides more satisfaction to the audience if the character achieves an intrinsic goal rather than the external goal that they set out for
βμΈμκ³Ό μ¬νμ κ·Έλμ μ λΉλ‘λ€.
μ€λ Ή μ°λ¦¬κ° μνλ κ²μ μ»μ§ λͺ»νκ³ ,
μμμΉ λͺ»ν μ€ν¨μ μλ ¨, μ’μ μ κ²ͺλλ€ ν΄λ,
μ°λ¦¬κ° κ·Έ μμμ μΌλ§λ μ§ κΈ°μ¨μ μ°Ύμλ΄κ³ ν볡μ λ리며
κΉμ κΉ¨λ¬μμ μ»κΈ° λλ¬Έμ΄λ€.β
- Through life and various travels, we face a lot of adversity
- Through adversity, we earn something precious in the form of a lesson or realization
βμ°λ¦¬λ€μ μ μ μ κ°μ₯ ν° μν₯μ λ―ΈμΉλ κ²μ μμ μ΄ μ°½μ‘°ν μΈκ³λ‘ λ€λ μ€λ μ¬νμ΄λ€.β
- Our minds are most influenced by travelling within the world created by our own mind
βλ©λ―Έλ λμΌλ‘ 보λ κ²κ³Ό λͺΈμ΄ λλΌλ κ²μ΄ λ€λ₯Ό λ μ€λ λΆμΌμΉ λλ¬Έμ λ°μνλ€κ³ νλ€.
[β¦] κ·Έλμ μ΄μ μλ λ©λ―Έλ₯Ό κ²ͺμ§ μλλ€.
μ°¨κ° μ΄λ»κ² μμ§μΌμ§λ₯Ό μμν μ μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ λκ° κ·Έμ λ§μΆ° μ€λΉλ₯Ό νκΈ° λλ¬Έμ΄λ€.β
- Motion sickness is caused by the discrepancy between what our eyes perceive and what our body experiences
- That is why the driver rarely feels motion sickness
- They are able to predict the movement of the vehicle, and their brain prepares accordingly
βκΈ°λμλ λ€λ₯Έ νμ€μ μ€λ§νκ³ , λμ μκ°μ§λ μλ μ΄λ€ κ²μ μ»κ³
κ·Έλ‘ μΈν΄ μΈμμ νλ‘κ° λ―Έλ¬νκ² λ¬λΌμ§κ³ ,
νμ°Έμ μΈμμ΄ μ§λ μ€λμ μ κ²ͺμ λ©λ―Έμ κΈ°μ΅κ³Ό νμ₯μ λ μ¬λ¦¬κ³ ,
κ·Έλ¬λ€ λ¬Έλ μμ μ΄ μ΄λ€ μ¬λμΈμ§ μ‘°κΈ λ μκ² λλ κ²β¦β
- Disappointed by the difference between expectation and reality of the travel experience
- But added value from the unexpected events
- Years will pass and memories of motion sickness will be enveloped with fond memories of the experience
- Which makes you realize the greater person you have become
μμ²λ₯Ό λͺ½λ ν‘μν 물건λ€λ‘λΆν° λ¬μλκΈ°
βμΈκ°μ νλμ μ λ²λ¦μ²λΌ λ΄λ±κ³ λ€λλ μ λ λ³΄λ€ μκΈ°λ λͺ¨λ₯΄λ λ―Ώμμ λ μ’μ°λλ€.
λͺ¨λ₯΄κΈ° λλ¬Έμ λλμ± κ·Έλ κ² λλ€.
βνμΈμ μ§μ μΌλ‘ μ΄λ±νλ€β
κ°μ κ³ μ κ΄λ λ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ΄λΌ ν μ μλ€.
μ΄λ° μΈμ’ μ°¨λ³μ£Όμμ μΈ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ κ°μ§κ³ μλ λ°±μΈμ μ΄μ©λ€ λ°μ΄λ μ§μ μ±μ·¨λ₯Ό μ΄λ£¬ νμΈμ λ§λλ©΄
βνμΈμ΄μ§λ§ μ λ§ λλ¨νλ€β
λ λμ¬λ₯Ό μΉμ°¬μ΄λμκ³ μΉκ² λλ€.β
- Human behaviour depends largely on subconscious beliefs, which we spit out like habit
- Even more so due to our own ignorance
- βPeople of black skin colour are intellectually inferiorβ
- This stereotype is considered a program
- For example, if a white person that is ignorant of their beliefs happens to interact with a black person with outstanding intellect,
- βYouβre very intellectual for a black personβ
- Is a racist comment that they will speak as a compliment
βμ΄λ€ μΈλ¬Όμ λλ μ§ μ μ€νκ² μ‘°μ¬νλ κ² μ΅μ μ΄λΌκ³ λ―ΏκΈ° λλ¬Έμ
μλ‘μ΄ μΌμ κ±°μ λ²μ΄μ§ μκ³ ,
λ°λ©΄ μ΄λ€ μ¬λμ λ¬΄μ¨ μΌμ΄λ μΌλ¨ μ μ§λ₯΄κ³ 보λ κ² λ«λ€κ³ νμ νκ³
μ€μ λ‘λ κ·Έλ κ² νλ€.β
- Two types of people
- 1) Those that are cautious of every action and thus do not experiment with new things
- 2) Those that prioritize action over caution
- I think I am more of the first type
μ€μ§ νμ¬
βλλ ν λ² κ²½νν κ²μ κ·Έ μ΄λ€ κ²λ μμ§ μλλ€κ³ νλ€.
λ€λ§ μ΄λκ° κΉμν κ³³μ μ²λ°μλμ΄μ μ°Ύμ μ μκ² λ λΏ.β
- It is said that the brain never forgets an experience
- However, it becomes buried in a bottomless pit and thus impossible to find
βμΈμ΄κ° μ°½μμ μ°λ£λΌλ©΄,
κ·Έ μ°λ£μλ λ±κΈμ΄ μλ€.
λμ λλ£ μκ°λ€μ λ§λλ μΌμ΄ μΈμ λ μ¦κ±°μ΄ κ²μ κ·Έλ€μ΄ λμμ μ΅κ³ μμ€μ μΈμ΄λ‘
λ νΉν νμ λ€μ μ§λΆνμ§ μμ λ°©μμΌλ‘ λ§νκΈ° λλ¬Έμ΄λ€.β
- Language is the fuel for creativity
- Those that are fluent in their language makes discussion enjoyable as they articulate their thoughts with rich vocabulary in a non-cliche way
βκ²©λ ¬ν μ΄λμΌλ‘ λ€λ₯Έ μ΄λ€ κ²λ μκ°ν μ μμ λ λ§μΉ¨λ΄ μ μ μ νΈμν¨μ΄ μ°Ύμμ€λ―μ΄,
μ‘λ μ΄ μ¬λΌμ§λ κ³³,
λͺ¨κ΅μ΄κ° λ€λ¦¬μ§ μλ λ μμ λλ‘ ννλ₯Ό λλλ€.β
- Similar to the βno-mindβ that you experience from rigorous exercise
- Travelling to a place where you donβt understand the language allows you to experience a similar βno-mindβ
βμ¬νμ΄ λλλ©΄, μ°λ¦¬λ κ·Έ κ²½νλ€μ€μμ μλ―Έ μλ κ²λ€μ μκ°μΌλ‘ λ°κΏ μ μ₯νλ€.
μκ°μ μ’μ μ¬νμ λ λ μ μμ§λ§,
κΈΈ μμ λ λ€μ΄ μμ¬ μ§κΈμ λλ₯Ό λ§λ€μλ€λ κ²μ λΆμΈν μ μλ€.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ§κΈμ λλ λλ€μ μ΄λκ°λ‘ λ λλΌκ³ ,
λ€μ νμ¬λ₯Ό, μ€μ§ νμ¬λ₯Ό μ΄μκ°λΌκ³ λ±μ λ λ°κ³ μλ€.β
- At the end of an adventure, we store the fond moments of our experience as thoughts in our memory
- Travelling allows us - forces us - to truly live in the present
- The way we perceive thoughts from the experience can shape our reality
μ¬ννλ μΈκ°, νΈλͺ¨ λΉμν λ₯΄
βμ² νμ κ°λΈλ¦¬μ λ§λ₯΄μ μ μΈλ₯λ₯Ό νΈλͺ¨ λΉμν λ₯΄ (Homo Viator), μ¬ννλ μΈκ°μΌλ‘ μ μνκΈ°λ νλ€.
μΈκ°μ λμμ΄ μ΄λν΄μκ³
κ·Έλ° λ³Έλ₯μ μ°λ¦¬ λͺΈμ μκ²¨μ Έ μλ€.β
- βExploring and travelling is programmed within our genes.β - Gabrielle Marcell
βμ¬νμ μ΄λλ‘λ μμ§μ¬μΌ μμ‘΄μ λλͺ¨ν μ μμλ μΈλ₯κ° νλμ λ¨κΈ΄ μ§νμ νμ μ΄κ³ λ¬ΈνμΌμ§λ λͺ¨λ₯Έλ€.β
- Maybe the urge to travel is modern humans display of the remaining survival genes from our history as hunter-gatherers
μμλλ©΄ μΈλ°μλ μ λΉν μ¬ν
βμ€ν μννμ μ² νμλ€μ΄ κ±°λνμ¬ λ§ν κ²μ²λΌ
λ―Έλμ λν κ·Όμ¬κ³Ό κ³Όκ±°μ λν ννλ₯Ό μ€μ΄κ³ νμ¬μ μ§μ€ν λ,
μΈκ°μ νλ€λ¦Ό μλ νμ¨μ μνμ κ·Όμ νλ€.β
- As repeated by Stoic philosophers,
- Minimize worries of the future
- Minimize regrets of the past
- Focus on the present
- To approach a state of unwavering serenity
βμΈ΅μ κ°μ κ²½νμ μκ³ κ·Έ μμ μ§μ κ²½νμ μΉκ³ κ·Έ μμ λ€μ λ€λ₯Έ λκ΅°κ°μ κ°μ κ²½νμ μΆκ°νλ€.
λ΄κ° μ§μ κ²½νν μ¬νμ λΉμ¬ν, νμ¬νμ΄ λͺ¨λ λν΄μ Έ λΉλ‘μ νλμ μ¬ν κ²½νμ΄ μμ±λλ κ²μ΄λ€.β
- The experience of travelling is a combination of personal experience and someone elseβs indirect experiences
κ·Έλ¦Όμλ₯Ό ν μ¬λμ΄
βμμ£Ό λ λλ μ΄λ€μ΄λΌλ©΄ ν λ²μ―€ μ€λμΈμ°μ€μ κ°μ μ νμ μκ°μ μ§λ©΄νκ² λλ€.
λ°©λμ λ©μΆκ³ κ·Έλ¦Όμλ₯Ό λμ°Ύμ μ μλ μ΄λ€ κ³³μΌλ‘ λμκ° μκΈ° μμ μ΄ λμ΄μΌ ν κΉ?
κ³Όμ° κ·Έλ° κ³³μ΄ μκΈ°λ ν κΉ? λλ κ±°κΈ°μμ λ°μλ€μ¬μ§κΉ?β
- A frequent traveller will encounter the same choice as Odysseus at least once
- Do I stop wandering and return to someplace where I can claim my βshadowβ back to live as my original identity?
- Does such a place exist? Will I be welcomed there?
μν΄λ‘ 8νΈμμ 보λ΄μ¨ μ¬μ§
βλμ€μ κ°κ² λ€κ³ νμ ν λ¨Έλλ κ³ κ°λ₯Ό μ μΌλ©°,
μκΈ°μκ² κ°μ νμ μλ€, λμ€μ λκ΅°κ° λμμ΄ νμν μ¬λμ λ°κ²¬νλ©΄ κ·Έ μ¬λμκ² κ°μΌλΌκ³ λ§νλ€λ κ²μ΄λ€.
νλλ μ΄λ κ² μννλ©΄μ μΈμμ μ’λ λμ κ³³μΌλ‘ λ§λ€κ³ κ·Έλ΄ λ μ§μ ν κ°μΉκ° μλ€.
μ€ λ§νΌ λ°λ κ΄κ³λ³΄λ€ λκ΅°κ°μκ² μ€ κ²μ΄ λκ³ λμ λ€μ λμκ²λ‘ λμμ€λ μΈμμ΄ λ μ΄ λ§ν μΈμμ΄ μλκΉ.
μ΄λ° νλμ μνμ κ°μ₯ κ²½νν μ μλ κ² μ¬νμ΄λ€.β
- Return the favour to another person in need
- This cycle of hospitality will make the world a better place
- Travel is the best way to experience this cycle of hospitality
λ Έλ°λμ μ¬ν
βμ¬νμλ λ―μ μ‘΄μ¬μ΄λ©°, κ·Έλ¬λ―λ‘ λ μμ£Ό, λͺ λ°±νκ² λΆλ₯λκ³ κΈ°νΈνλλ€.
κ΅μ , μ±λ³, νΌλΆμ, λμ΄μ λ°λ₯Έ μ€ν λ μ€νμ μ΄ μ 체μ±μ λ체νλ€.
μ¦, νΉλ³ν μ‘΄μ¬κ° λλ κ² μλλΌ
κ·Έ κ°λ³μ±μ μμ΄λ²λ¦¬λ κ²μ΄λ€.
μ¬νμλ, μ€μ€λ‘λ₯Ό μ΄λ»κ² μκ°νλ μκ΄μμ΄,
κ²°κ΅μ βμ무κ²λ μλ μβ μΌ λΏμ΄λ€β
- Stereotypes become prominent when travelling as people categorize you based on appearance
βκ΅λ΄μμλ λ΄κ° λꡬμΈμ§λ₯Ό λλ μκ³ λ€λ₯Έ μ¬λλ μλλ°,
ν΄μΈμ λκ°λ©΄ λ΄κ° λꡬμΈμ§λ₯Ό λλ§ μλ κ² κ°μλ€.
μκΈ°κ° λꡬμΈμ§λ₯Ό μκΈ°λ§ μλ μνκ° μ§μλλ©΄
ν€ν΄λ‘μ€μ μ¬μΌλ‘ μ³λ€μ΄κ° μ€λμΈμ°μ€μ λΉμ·ν μ¬λ¦¬ μνκ° λ μ μλ€.
μ°λ¦¬μ μ 체μ±μ μ€μ€λ‘ νμΈνλ κ²λ§μΌλ‘λ λΆμ‘±νλ©°,
νμΈμ μΈμ μ ν΅ν΄ λΉλ‘μ μμ μ μΌλ‘ μ μ§λλ€.β
- The curse of humans social nature
- It is not enough to confirm your own identity
- Most people find stability in their identity through the approval of others
μ¬νμΌλ‘ λμκ°λ€
βμ¬νμ΄ κΈΈμ΄μ§λ©΄ μνμ²λΌ λκ»΄μ§λ€.
λ§μ°¬κ°μ§λ‘ μΆ©λΆν μμ μ΄ λ΄λ³΄λμ§ μμΌλ©΄ μνλ μ λμ²λΌ λκ»΄μ§λ€.β
- Longer the trip, the more it becomes routine life
- Similarly, the lack of stability in a routine life will make you feel like a wanderer
- The lack of routine in my schedule post COVID-19 is making me experience life as a wandererβ¦
βμ΄μΌκΈ°λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μΈκ°μ νμ€μμ 무μ§μνκ² μΌμ΄λλ μ¬λ¬ μΌλ€μ μ΄λ»κ² λ°μλ€μ¬μΌ νλμ§λ₯Ό λ°°μ΄λ€.
μ£½μκ³Ό μ¬λ, μ¬λκ³Ό λ°°μ κ°μ μΌλ€μ΄ μ°λ¦¬ μμ§μ 무κ΄νκ² λ₯μ³μ¬ λ,
μ°λ¦¬λ μμ μ λ΄λ©΄μ μ§μΌλ΄μΌ νκ³ κ·Έλ΄ λ μ΄μΌκΈ°κ° μ°λ¦¬μκ² μ¬λ¦¬μ νμ μ 곡νλ κ²μ΄λ€.β
- Through stories, humans learn how to deal with chaotic events in life
- When things like death, disaster or betrayal approaches us against our will
- We need to defend ourselves, and when that time comes, stories will support us with a psychological framework
βλ μμ μ¬νμ λͺ¨λ λ΄λ©΄μ λ³νλ₯Ό κ²ͺλλ€.
κ·Έκ² λ¬΄μμΈμ§λ λΉμ₯μ μμ§ λͺ»νλ€.
κ·Έκ²μ μΌμμΌλ‘ 볡κ·ν λκ° λμ΄μμΌ μ²μ²ν λͺ¨μ΅μ λλ¬λΈλ€.
λ΄κ° μ΄λ λλ€κ° λ€λ₯΄κ² 보μ΄κ³ λ―μ€κ² λκ»΄μ§λ€.β
- Both readers and travellers experience a positive inner transformation
- This transformation slowly reveals itself after returning to daily life
- Especially when the neighbourhood that one lived in begins to look and feel unfamiliarβ¦
βκ·Έλ¬λ μ°λ¦¬λ μ΄ μμ νκ³ μ§λ£¨ν μΌμμ λ²μ΄λ μ¬νμ λ λκ³ μΆμ΄νλ€.
κ±°κΈ°μ μ°λ¦¬ λͺΈμ μΈμμ λ€μ λλΌκΈ° μμνκ³ , κ²½νλ€μ μ°κ²°λκ³ ν΅ν©λλ©°,
μ°λ¦¬μ μ μ μ νκ» κ³ μλλ€.
κ·Έλ κ² κ³ μλ μ μ μΌλ‘ λ€μ [β¦] μ΄μ§λ¬μ΄ μΌμμ μ¬νν νμ μ»κ² λλ€β¦β
- We experience the urge to escape the daily routine and to travel
- Travel is where our senses feel the world again, as experiences connect and integrate to exalt our spirits
- With an uplifted spirit, one can gain the strength to progress through their chaotic reality
βν λ²μ΄λΌλ κ·Έκ²μ κ²½νν μ΄λ€μκ²λ μΌμμ΄ μλ μ¬νμ΄ μΈμμ μμ μ΄ λλ€.
μΌμμΌλ‘ λμμ¬ λκ° μλλΌ μ¬νμ μμν λ λ§μμ΄ λ νΈν΄μ§λ μ¬λμ΄ μλ€λ©΄ κ·Έλ λμ κ°μ λΆλ₯μ μΈκ°μΌ κ²μ΄λ€.
μ΄λ² μμ λ λλ©΄μ μ΄ μ΄λͺ μ΄λΌλ κ². κ·νμ μμ κ°μ κ²μ μλ€λ κ².β
- For those that have experienced positive memories through travelling
- βTravelβ replaces βdaily routineβ as the new starting point in life
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