His first name is Benjamin, but he usually goes by "Bald." Bald has been posting travel videos since 2018. His passion is anything Soviet Union, but he will take the time to learn a language before he visits a place -- not only Russian, but Spanish, say. It's important for him to have the ability to speak to people in their native tongue. On Friday, April 18, Bald posted a video called "Solo on Ukraine's Eastern Front." So far it's generated 2.7 million views, and based on viewer average, it will likely go over 5 million views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3HRnwC6pso Most of his videos are in the neighborhood of an hour in length. In them, he usually establishes where he is and what his goal for being there is. He will start somewhere and then go seek out a place, without knowing exactly what he will find there. For the latest Ukraine video, he starts at the Kiev train station. It's been 3 years, he says, since he last visited Ukraine, and he h...
Actually, I like that line, but tend to disagree with it. Many years ago I heard the line that went something like "life is what happens while you are making other plans". I have found that to be pretty much true in my life. Sometimes what has happened has been much better than I could have planned, and sometimes otherwise. But I think also that it is generally true that "happiness is what happens when you are not seeking too hard for happiness alone". By that I mean that if you seek happiness and only that, you are likely to be disappointed. But if you seek to accomplish important things, to be of use to others, to understand and help other people, then you are likely to find that happiness comes without effort, and without particular planning.
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