1001 experiences before you...
17/11/07 11:11 Filed in: General
I've noticed there are a number of lists around
titled '100 books you must read', '100 albums you
must listen to' etc etc. I'm starting a list of my
own. 1001 experiences you must have before you die.
This is actually a metamorphosis from a blog I was
going to publish about the sense of smell and how it
can take you back to a place in time that you have
associated to it. I decided to change that blog entry
to encompass all experiences so as not to be
limiting.
Of course, I'm not going to plug away at the keys and come up with a list of all 1001. It would be rather one-sided. I'll just start it off. Perhaps if the authors of those other lists read this blog they might decide to take up the challenge and publish something official. Perhaps it's already been done...
As you read through the list (they are not in any particular order), and perhaps take up the challenge, remember... it is the journey, not the destination. Remember also to use all your senses, not just your eyes. Some of these experiences will seek you out, you won't need to go looking. Some of them you won't create, but just be there. All of them will make you more human.
New rain on savannah grass
Sulphur from the caldera of a volcano
Wood-smoke in the remote countryside of China
An open-air spice market on a warm day
An open ocean breeze
A tea-plantation
A pine forrest
A eucalypt forrest
Freshly tilled earth in a 3rd world country
An authentic house of every major religion on earth
Standing 20m away from your car for 10mins in a remote part of Kruger National Park
The wind in a field of bamboo
A ferocious electrical storm
Jumping in puddles
Holding the hand of a child
Standing beneath the Eiffel Tower
Strolling through the Colosseum
A BBQ with old friends
Solitude
2 days without food
Hiking to the top of a mountain
Gut-aching laughter
Being a pillion on a motorcycle
Diving with sharks (cage optional)
Stroll around the Pyramids
A child crying
Freshly baked bread
A city's land-fill rubbish tip
A nation's war memorial
The opposing nation's war memorial
An orphanage
...to be continued.
Of course, I'm not going to plug away at the keys and come up with a list of all 1001. It would be rather one-sided. I'll just start it off. Perhaps if the authors of those other lists read this blog they might decide to take up the challenge and publish something official. Perhaps it's already been done...
As you read through the list (they are not in any particular order), and perhaps take up the challenge, remember... it is the journey, not the destination. Remember also to use all your senses, not just your eyes. Some of these experiences will seek you out, you won't need to go looking. Some of them you won't create, but just be there. All of them will make you more human.
New rain on savannah grass
Sulphur from the caldera of a volcano
Wood-smoke in the remote countryside of China
An open-air spice market on a warm day
An open ocean breeze
A tea-plantation
A pine forrest
A eucalypt forrest
Freshly tilled earth in a 3rd world country
An authentic house of every major religion on earth
Standing 20m away from your car for 10mins in a remote part of Kruger National Park
The wind in a field of bamboo
A ferocious electrical storm
Jumping in puddles
Holding the hand of a child
Standing beneath the Eiffel Tower
Strolling through the Colosseum
A BBQ with old friends
Solitude
2 days without food
Hiking to the top of a mountain
Gut-aching laughter
Being a pillion on a motorcycle
Diving with sharks (cage optional)
Stroll around the Pyramids
A child crying
Freshly baked bread
A city's land-fill rubbish tip
A nation's war memorial
The opposing nation's war memorial
An orphanage
...to be continued.
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