5. Traveling gives you empathy for global suffering.

　　旅行让你与世界同甘苦

　　When you travel, you learn how much you truly have that you take for granted. Many people live in poverty that is unfathomable to those who have never walked their streets and heard their stories. Watching the wars and famines on the news takes on a whole new meaning when you have a personal connection with the people there. You lose thecallousness and egotistic attitude that can sometimes develop when you can’t relate to that region of the world. And, it compels you to help others and give back.

　　旅行时，你会重新审视你认为理应拥有的东西。许多人生活在贫穷中，那种未走近他们、不知道他们故事的人无法理解的贫穷。亲眼目睹人们饱受战争与饥饿之苦时，新闻中播放的战争与饥饿会在你眼前呈现出全新的概念。在你不知道人们遭受苦难时，无情与自私悄然滋长，但接触过遭受苦难的人之后，这样的态度就会消失，你将伸出援手帮助他人。

　　6. Traveling pushes your educational horizons.

　　旅行增长见识

　　Sadly, I never liked history in school. Just reading the stories in books seemed so boring to me. However, when I visited the palace of Versailles in France, marveled at the architecture of basilicas in Africa, climbed the ruins of castles in Ireland, visited the White House, and walked the halls of the Louvre, I couldn’t help but get a new appreciation for history. Traveling makes history come alive. The stories are no longer pictures in a book, but tangible memories you remember much longer than anything you could study in school.

　　令人难过的是，我在学校从不喜欢历史。读书本上那些故事似乎无聊至极。但在我参观法国凡尔赛宫时、赞叹非洲大教堂的建筑风格时、登上爱尔兰城堡废墟时、踏入白宫时、徜徉在卢浮宫的殿堂时，我情不自禁地对历史产生了鉴赏之情。旅行赋予历史生命。书中的故事不再是图片，而是有形的记忆，它比书本上学到的任何东西都留存更久远。

　　7. We are never guaranteed old age, so enjoy life’s experiences now!

　　我们不能决定自己的寿命，所以现在就开始享受生活体验吧!

　　I think a lot of young people put off traveling because they want to be responsible, work hard, get married, have kids, and build up a life. However, I think it’s a mistake to put off traveling in exchange for the belief that you can do it when you retire and have more time. While I certainly plan to continue to travel after I retire, I also realize I am notguaranteed old age. If something happens and I don’t live to see my forties, fifties, or sixties, I will have no regrets. I have experienced the world to the best of my ability by taking every opportunity presented to me to see all of this gorgeous planet that I can. Traveling has made me the person that I am, and I’m so grateful that I have plenty of years left with this version of me to continue the adventure.

　　我想许多年轻人因为担负责任、努力工作、结婚生子、开创美好生活，所以推迟着旅行计划。但我觉得退休后或时间富余时再旅行的想法是错误的。我有退休后继续旅行的计划，但同时也知道生命可能随时终止。如果事情发生了，没活到40岁、50岁或60岁，我不后悔。因为我珍惜呈现在面前的每一次机会，尽我所能地溶入这个世界，尽情饱览地球的美丽。旅行成就了现在的我，这版本的我还有充足的余年继续冒险使我心怀感激。

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