journeys
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A famous Chinese proverbs states that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
The word journey originates from the French word "jour" meaning 'the duration of a day.' A journey suggests the idea of a somewhat prolonged travelling for a specific object, leading a person to pass directly from one point to another. A journey can be something we undertake with a distinct goal in mind, however some journeys are so insignificant they may go unrecognised.
A journey is not just simply a distance travelled from point A to point B, but it is more an experience. Along the way, all the people one meets, all the skills one gathers and all the knowledge collected, shape and mould that person into who they become at the end. Journeys surround us in everyday life. From day one life pulls us into a windy road scattered with obstacles along the way. This is a journey we all experience. This journey is called life...