Journeys, hope, the future, feelings. André and his travels around the world.
Travels around the world
The special feature of the trips
Travel, hope, future, feelings – these terms are like signposts on the map of my life. They guide me through time, across continents and landscapes, but also through the inner worlds of my thoughts and feelings. The journeys I have made and those I dream of are not fleeting episodes. They are fundamental aspects of my life, deeply rooted in my being, inextricably linked to my hope, my feelings and my view of the future.
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I look back on a multitude of journeys, each one unique, each with its own rhythm and meaning. As a young man, I was in Paris – a place so full of light and life, while darkness reigned within me. It was a time when my thoughts were permeated by a lost love. The streets of Paris, the cafés and the Seine, all of this became a mirror of my feelings. Later, in Thailand, I sought peace and quiet, the sea, seclusion. It was a journey without cities, without noise – just me, the sea and time, which stretched and gave me a kind of inner peace that I so rarely find.
Then there was Switzerland, a journey that was work-related, but also revealed the beauty of the mountains, the cool air and the ordered world. In Saxony-Anhalt, on the paths around the Brocken, I experienced the unexpected and the playful with my daughters. And finally, the days at the riding stables with my grandson Ole and my daughter Anna – these moments were full of laughter, childlike joy and a lightness that I otherwise only see in the eyes of children.
For me, travelling is more than just moving from one place to another. It broadens my horizons, my senses, my thoughts. Sometimes it is a place of refuge, sometimes a test, sometimes a quiet conversation with myself. But it is always an expression of hope. Hope that the world is big enough to absorb all the big and small questions of my life. Hope that I can always find myself in new places.
The future is like an open road. I don't know how long it will be, nor where it will take me. But I do know that I want to keep walking as long as I can. Perhaps there will be other journeys that I will take in the future, or maybe I will return to places that are particularly important to me. Or perhaps I will learn that sometimes the greatest journey is the one that leads inwards – into the depths of my memories, my hopes and my feelings.
What remains is the certainty that everything I experience on my travels becomes a part of me. It is a process, a constant growing and learning. Everything I see, everything I feel, everything I dream – all of this comes together in the mosaic of my life. And no matter how rocky or uneven the road may be, I carry within me the confidence that everything will be all right.
Because that is what travelling teaches me: there is always a new horizon, a new goal, a new tomorrow. And as long as I can believe that, my life will be full – of memories, encounters, hope and feelings. I am convinced of that.
Everything will be fine!
Then there was Switzerland, a journey that was work-related, but also revealed the beauty of the mountains, the cool air and the ordered world. In Saxony-Anhalt, on the paths around the Brocken, I experienced the unexpected and the playful with my daughters. And finally, the days at the riding stables with my grandson Ole and my daughter Anna – these moments were full of laughter, childlike joy and a lightness that I otherwise only see in the eyes of children.
For me, travelling is more than just moving from one place to another. It broadens my horizons, my senses, my thoughts. Sometimes it is a place of refuge, sometimes a test, sometimes a quiet conversation with myself. But it is always an expression of hope. Hope that the world is big enough to absorb all the big and small questions of my life. Hope that I can always find myself in new places.
The future is like an open road. I don't know how long it will be, nor where it will take me. But I do know that I want to keep walking as long as I can. Perhaps there will be other journeys that I will take in the future, or maybe I will return to places that are particularly important to me. Or perhaps I will learn that sometimes the greatest journey is the one that leads inwards – into the depths of my memories, my hopes and my feelings.
What remains is the certainty that everything I experience on my travels becomes a part of me. It is a process, a constant growing and learning. Everything I see, everything I feel, everything I dream – all of this comes together in the mosaic of my life. And no matter how rocky or uneven the road may be, I carry within me the confidence that everything will be all right.
Because that is what travelling teaches me: there is always a new horizon, a new goal, a new tomorrow. And as long as I can believe that, my life will be full – of memories, encounters, hope and feelings. I am convinced of that.
Everything will be fine!