So, who is Sean Hayes and why are we talking about him? Well, he’s a traveler trying to spread a message, through literature and from his experiences traveling the world. He’s got three books in the making about his travels and all of the things he’s learned in the process. We’ll let him take it from here though with a little bit about why he loves to travel, a poem of his and some descriptions of the books he’ll be releasing.
Meet Sean Hayes
What I love most about traveling is that when I leave everything and everyone I know behind, I feel free to create myself anew each minute. When I say this I refer to the fact that at home I wake up, may go to work or see our friends, but through all of this I keep myself refined to the role I have created. When I travel I can just be myself. I can make friends with anyone, I can sing if I want, read books, go swimming, play cards, write, go skateboarding, explore the city, meet crazy street people and talk about life… There is no one to judge me and all the excitement and optimism I have when I travel I give back to those who cross my path
Primarily when I travel I have my backpack, my skateboard and that’s about it. I stay in cheap hostels, make local friends, eat where they eat and it doesn’t make a difference if I’m in a nice hotel or not it only matters who is there. I can honestly say I enjoy tasting, touching, hearing, smelling and seeing everything I can in this world and I’ll catch up on sleep when I’m dead! I couldn’t think of anything in my life that has been more valuable than traveling for my writing. I have learned a lot about our world, which in turn has taught me a lot about myself. Check out one of my poems, through which I found inspiration for while traveling, below:
Existence Precedes Essence
Child is born unto this earth, responsible
for his essence forth.
How to live he hopes to find, by looking
towards all mankind.
Boy sashays into the world, his spirit grows
as he uncurls.
He see’s that most are at a loss, they’ve overpaid
for all life’s costs.
Man looks back, on life so far.
His soul’s now lit, just like a star.
He knows now what he’s meant to be,
The Child, the Boy, the Man are free.
Here’s a little bit about my three books that are coming soon for your reading pleasure:
Five Weeks in the Amazon:
A story of self-discovery that I hope will inspire others to pick their own big adventure in life. Last year I left everything I knew behind and went on a solo-backpacking trip to Peru. I flew into the middle of the Amazon to live with a Shaman for 5 weeks and learn about the jungle and its plants and medicines. I was searching for answers to life.
Beyond Ataraxia:
This was the first book I wrote and is a philosophical discussion on: our human life, our happiness, what the hell love is, why we suffer so much, distinctions about our “soul,” and many other topics I think we should all be talking about. I analyze my perception of life as I see it and I make a lot of comparisons to discoveries that were already made years ago by great philosophers before us. I may not be classically trained to teach you anything but as Voltaire said, “judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. Of all three, this is the book I am most proud of.
Zenega:
This is an anthology of my favorite poems. I have been writing poetry for over a decade and have collected work that I created all over the world. Some are cheerful and optimistic and others are as cold and dark as the places they came from. You can read more about them by heading to my site CanadianHayes.com.
You can also check out my Kickstarter for more information =).
