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It is sometimes said that ‘travel broadens the mind’. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

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It is occasionally thought that travel makes the
mind
 broad. I totally agree with
this
 statement and I would like to explain the reason why I think that as follows.
First
, travelling leads to us having deep and plentiful life experiences and flexible thinking
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, as well as attitude,
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a
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ttitude can be cultivated.
For example
, some years ago, I enjoyed reading books about history. At that time I read a book about Japanese history and one year later I had a chance to visit
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Osaka, Japan. Throughout the travel experience, I felt my knowledge about Japan history had become more of
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living memory and I could understand the story of Japan more deeply.
Second
, I think
traveling
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also
 includes reading books. As an indirect
experiences
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, reading books has
also
 the very same power of
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. The benefits of reading books are many and above all our
mind
 becomes more thoughtful and wiser to deal with many problems. Regarding
traveling
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 information itself, we can get many useful tips and ideas in
traveling
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 books. To sum up, I totally agree with that throughout
traveling
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, we can make our
mind
 broader.
Therefore
, I try to encourage my children
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ravel to remote places to strengthen their
mind
 and I hope those
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 experiences will help them to overcome various difficulties in their life.
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