Houyhnhnms and Yahoos
Coming down with horrible migraine, I decided to take the evening off to think about something else besides Photography.
I’ve been wanting to reread Gulliver’s Travel. This evening, I dusted it off my bookshelf. I love the chapter on Houyhnhnms and Yahoos. In the chapter, Houyhnhnms (the horses) were the superior species and Yahoos (human) were the servants to the Houyhnhnms. Captain Gulliver and his master, Houyhnhnm discussed the merits of each other’s society. In a twisted way, I think the book represents what travelling is about. Exploring and understanding our humanity. Little Mermaid travelled to land to find love. Little Prince travelled to different planets to find out about human relations. I always thought that Alice woke up a changed little girl after her adventure in the Wonderland.
The point is be it fear, love or just humanity, travel does change our perspective about things. I didn’t plan on writing something so heavy about travel. This blog is about supposed to be a frivolous blog about misadventures. But let me just bear this in mind when I travel again. Soon.