I resolved to abandon trade and to fix my aim on something more praiseworthy and stable; whence it was that I made preparation for going to see part of the world and its wonders.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire to pursue worthwhile experiences instead of focusing solely on trade.
In this quote, Amerigo Vespucci shares his profound decision to move away from the mercantile pursuits that dominated his life towards exploration and discovering the wonders of the world. This shift reflects a longing for deeper fulfillment and the pursuit of knowledge that transcends mere economic gain, emphasizing the importance of adventure and curiosity in understanding life's broader beauty.
In practice
In a graduation speech, one might say this quote to inspire students to pursue their dreams.
Those new regions [America] which we found and explored with the fleet . . . we may rightly call a New World . . . a continent more densely peopled and abounding in animals than our Europe or Asia or Africa; and, in addition, a climate milder than in any other region known to us.
As we begin to have landings on the moon, we can alternate those with vertical launch of similar crew modules on similar launch vehicles for vertical-launch tourism in space, if you want to call it that... adventure travel.
For us the mountains had been a natural field of activity where, playing on the frontiers of life and death, we had found the freedom for which we were blindly groping and which was as necessary to us as bread.
His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure--all the more intense for being held tightly in--his consistent view that every peril in life is a form of sport, a fierce game betwixt you and Fate, with Death as a forfeit, made him a wonderful companion at such hours.
The important thing about adventures, thought Mr. Bunnsy, was that they shouldn't be so long as to make you miss mealtimes.
I think the only thing I knew for sure is that I wanted to, whatever I did, I wanted to travel with my work, an adventurous spirit.
An adventure is never an adventure when it happens. An adventure is simply physical and emotional discomfort recollected in tranquility.
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