This paper focuses on the thought of the quote more through what I say in De Botton’s work, and the observe what I came across while going over the art of travel, I came up with quotes I felt are related to the  prompt at hand which is “Journey’s are the midwife of thought. Which gave me more of a perspective to read the book in a more enhancing way. Although this focuses less on the PDF, I still found the PDF to be enlightening to what I currently have written in my paper.

“if we are surprised by the power of one sulk to destroy the beneficial effects of an entire hotel, it is because we misunderstand what holds up our moods we are glad at home and blame the weather…the state of the skies and the appearance of our dwelling can never an their own either underwriter our joy or condemn us to misery.” (The art of travel, De Botton, 2007 pg.25 )

To me it seems the author displays this sarcastic value to his writing, its as if I see the quote more as a question to the reader, where it is displayed as such to be a very vague, but noticeable question to the people who appeal to it. For example “If were surprised by the power of one sulk to destroy the beneficial effects of an entire hotel” with those odds its a analogy to maybe symbolize that you gain benefit from certain rewards or achievements. I believe that is determined by the reader whether they choose which way to go. Therefore this quote allows myself to think of this as a personal opinion and a look on my own characteristics within yourself. It then goes on to say “[Its is because what holds up our mood, we are at home and blame the weather…]” The art of travel, De Botton, 2007 pg. 25). Through characteristics it can be a abundant of things, such as sadness, depression and etc.  Going over this then gave me into a perspective that displayed denial,  I mean if actually gives us this quote of one affecting others experience for the sake of yours, then what harm could denial of ones control not go anywhere?

“Anything I learn’t would have to be justified by private benefit rather than by the interest of others. My discoveries would have to enliven the, they would have in some way to prove life – enhancing” (The art of travel, De Botton, 2007, pg 109)

This reminded me of a learning curve will experience with ourselves when on our own journeys, and in order to achieve or even just progress through that learning curve. You have to learn what justifies your work? Does your work have interest in a private benefit or for the benefit of others?  These are then discovered through ours travels through a journey on different perspective to give you a life living lesson. I thought of these as checkpoints within your life that you can capture for the later future as mementos and or milestones if you would prefer it more as rewards and pleasure out of knowing you’ve experienced such a thing.

“There was another problem: the explorers who had come before and discovered facts had at the same time laid down distinctions between what was significant and what was not distinctions that had, overtime, hardened into almost immutable truths about value in Malay.” The art of travel, De Botton, 2007 pg. 111)

This was seen to me as the after effect, this effect is what we discover through the confrontation of a new way of life opening your brain to different knowledge but through a personal perspective of consciousness. What would happen if we gathered this evidence of the current research place as we approach, we then cover up on everything and know as much as we possibly can to be informed, but when it comes to the real life experience you then start to realize the experiences. The hands on look and feel of the experience of being in a different perspective than what you’re use to excites and even frightens you. thats why this is considered still another problem to me, at this current point and time.

This is not to appoint you to say that De Botton is crazy or anything, this is just stating my opinion on what I interpret what he’s saying, to only compromise with myself to make sense of his text to enlighten and enrich my experience going into my own journey. The feeling of reading this was to be more emphatic about my experience and to look over or reflect on it as if this will be a life resolving thing. Its insight to look upon for inspiration, but as a cohesive book was referenced guide to observe, look, listen,respect and achieve ultimate enlightenment so far, talking about the process one goes through when traveling to replore, to explain it’s basic probabilities and accept them and act to ones best as a representative of research for your cause.

To add a personal opinion to my paper, I also feel reading this has enlightened my mind of what to expect, vs my experience when I spet upon honolulu’s sands. I have given myself this mindset through the data I’ve collected, guilty of it too.