Travelling and Education

Education is the acquisition of knowledge and experience and travelling os one of the best wys of discovering new things and receiving new imperssion.The education value of travelling has been recognized in every socity.In ancient time the travellers who went to far off and unknown hands were greatly honoured .They are the people who extended the frontiers of knowledge.
Travelling as a means of education has many important advantages in the first place.It combines study and pleasure.Our world is a vast and beautiful place and it is inhabited by different nations anfd races.It is Through travelling that one gains intimate understanding of the vast world of men .It gives one an insight into the nature of man.The costumes may differ,the languages may vary but the man is the same everywhere.Today when the world is in the grip of conflicts and wars every description,we need this understanding and insight more than ever.
Books no doubt,bring us knowledge of the East and the Weast,but they do not satisfy all of our curiosity.A whole book about Taj Mahal will not gratify and fascinate the mind as a single hour spent in that enchanting miracle of architecture will.
Travelling not only bringsknowledge but also leaves his city or country and travels in other lands has to depend on his own resources. He meets new situation very day and faces new problems.His mind becomes receptive and his senses sharp and alert;and nothing escapes his notice.He is his own adviser and his own master.This gives him self-reliance and self-confidence.
The knowledge and the experience we acquire through travelling is personal and first-hand .It becomes a permanent part of our minds.It cannnot be lost ot cannotbe forgotten.
In our age,the means of communication have made travelling easy,comfortable and pleasant.Students should be encouraged to travel,at least in thier own country his will creat a sense of unity among the people of various region.They will come to know and love their land.