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About six months ago, I was working in a job where I sat at a computer in an office for 50 or so hours each week. My best friend, Dusty, also sat in an office at a computer all day. We often talked about what a waste it seemed to be, spending our time inside in front of a computer all day long. I ended up leaving my job, and so did Dusty. Neither one of us are sitting in an office all day. Last week, Dusty came to my home and declared, “I’m going to travel.”

Of course, traveling is exciting. It’s getting to experience new things, getting to be a slightly different version of ourselves, but I think the point is more about the mindset(心態) that it allows for than the actual reality that comes with it. Waking up every day with a sense of excitement for the unknown. Approaching each interaction during the day with a sense of wonder. Not thinking about yesterday or tomorrow, and just about whatever’s right in front you.

However, the thing is, we don’t need to be in transit to be able to approach our days this way. It is possible for me to be living my normal life and be excited for the unknown of the day. I meet new people and do new things every day. Yes, they might be in Santa Monica, a few blocks from my apartment, but what’s the difference between a new person here and new person in Australia?

I read an Alan Watts quote recently, and it goes as follows:

“If I ask you what you did, saw, heard, smelled, touched and tasted yesterday, I am likely to get nothing more than the thin, sketchy outline of the few things that you noticed, and of those only what you thought worth remembering. But suppose you could answer, ‘It would take me forever to tell you, and I am much too interested in what’s happening now.’ ”

One generation seems to be eager to expand our horizons(視野). But I agree with Alan Watts. There is a lot of opportunity for horizon-expansion wherever we happen to be. I think I’ll wake up tomorrow, walk down the street, and put on my adventurer’s cap.

12. According to the text, the author quit his job mainly because _________.

A. it didn’t pay very well

B. Dusty advised him to do so

C. he wanted to spend some time traveling

D. he didn’t want to stay inside all day long

13. What’s the second paragraph mainly about?

A. What makes traveling so attractive.

B. What is most important when traveling.

C. How to find a new version of ourselves.

D. How to spend an unforgettable holiday.

14. The underlined words “in transit” in the third paragraph probably mean ________.

A. moving around B. working hard