bhaskar saikia

We often seek comfort as if it were the ultimate destination — the soft bed after a long day, the familiar faces, the predictable routines. Yet, if we pause and reflect, we realize that none of our most meaningful memories were born from comfort. The moments we truly lived — the ones that shaped us, thrilled us, and taught us — came when we stepped beyond the known, into the uncertain and the unfamiliar.

Beyond the comfort zone is where life begins to unfold in its raw, unfiltered beauty. It’s where we stumble and grow, where knowledge deepens not through books but through lived experience. It’s the first time we travel alone, the first time we speak in front of a crowd, or even the first time we dare to say “yes” when fear tells us to retreat. Every such moment expands the horizon of who we are.

Comfort keeps us safe, but it also keeps us small. The real magic happens when we venture out — into nature, into challenges, into risks that make our hearts race. It’s in those moments of uncertainty that we learn our true capabilities. The world was never meant to be observed from within four walls; it was meant to be touched, tasted, explored, and understood through the senses and the spirit.

And when we grow old and look back, it won’t be the quiet evenings of routine we’ll recall. It will be the adventures, the unexpected turns, the times we dared — the laughter in strange lands, the tears of triumph, the people we met along the way. These are the treasures that stay with us long after comfort fades.

To live is to move — beyond safety, beyond habit, beyond fear. The known world may give us rest, but the unknown gives us life.