B for baggage

All of us have used some kind of a bag to hold and carry our belongings at some point in time. Whenever we travel from one place to another, we carry one or multiple bags of various kinds such that all that we need is accommodated in a manner convenient for us to handle it. In case of air travel, there are restrictions on the type and weight of the luggage allowed per passenger and even on the contents allowed to be in the baggage. For an additional fee, a passenger can take along extra baggage but even that has limitation.

If we consider life to be a journey, what about the baggage we would like to take along? While we should be carrying our hopes and dreams, we should pause a while before carrying along worrisome thoughts and fears. We should not burden ourselves with misgivings and grudges. Instead we should just take the lessons learnt from each experience along with us.  While some memories are harder to leave behind,  most of the time it is no use lugging around memories that pull us down with grief and sorrow. In fact some of the thoughts in our minds fall under the prohibited luggage category, toxins of all kind are banned on flights, similarly negative feelings have no place in our lives. It is only natural for negativity to creep into our lives but like a smart traveller we should take care to check what we carry in  our hearts during the journey of our lives and weed out unnecessary thoughts. Of course, this is easier said than done, but a little conscious effort will go a long way in making our journeys meaningful. Traveling light is the smart way to travel and enjoy the beautiful journey of life.

This post is shared with April A-Z blogging challenge and today's alphabet is B.

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