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Wandering explorers are for only some!

By Bamboo In The Wind

Explorations, by all means, are revealing. They make you, as an explorer, learn things. But random quests can show a need for more interest and willingness to chase depth. 

Because of internal chaos, explorations turn out to be self-pleasing acts of frequently changing involvement to overcome distractions. 

Such acts in no way ignite you, let alone others! They are simply acts of creating busyness to hide behind the curtain of trying to learn for self.

Explorations that lead to development, however, take a different route. You still explore to learn but find a way to disseminate your learning. 

For no purpose, you recite your learnings. Others may overhear your recitals and find a meaning for themselves in them. In social media, an explorer in you might make others hear your musing. 

Often that turns out temporary; the critical question is, will they sustain with your spiel long enough and continue to find meaning in what you recite? 

That depends on whether you are generating the dialogue and whether others can get past the fences of anonymity you created and be around you.

Open up the inbox; let others get to you; be in common areas; share something worthwhile publicly; learn at coffee stations; offer your counsel; share your experiences; And ask everyone you meet to join your explorations.

Let others find a way, get behind something interesting, and embark on exhilarating unknowns. Just be around and let chaotic explorations settle down.

The explorations are interesting. Yet, wandering explorers are only for some! 

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