When you're in Japan what will you do with all the noises coming around you, 'll try to listen them and then you'll try to make sense of it a bit, figure out the most common words used but eventually as a large part of it does not appeal to you , you'll probably ignore them. This however does not prohibit your visit's completion. If you've a roadmap and a visit target in your mind, by using them , with a little help you're surely achieve it.
what should we do to technology disruptions in our world. Or more pragmatically what should we do with daily disturbances of our life. I'll go back to scenario of being in Japan, If i've a aim to fulfill will those routine knocks matter to me or will i still go on with my focussed mind without worrying about those pebbles on the way, making a way for myself.
Progress in the life could only be achieved by concentration, my dad used to say this very often specially to me. some how i could not realized the importance of his sayings during his lifetime or for a greater part of my life. However with greater confrontations i've realized that the best advices comes from parents. They know thier genes much better than anyone else , they have lived with those shortcomings for a full life time and then to avoid us facing those stigmas, an advice is being provided. It must be bowed and taken.
Few days back met a saint whose one statement touched me, "Ek se shuruaat hoti hain, ekagrata ke bina jeevan mein sukh nahin hain". the way he linked number one and oneness with yourself (Meditation) was wonderful.
At this point of time want to come back to Japan, I can go in Japan without carrying any aim, without carrying any maps, without having any targets in mind and then too i'll have visited all the places. Wandering is not so bad after all, and at many instances it's a much needed element as it gives break to your awaken mind. However i deeply realize the experience in coming out of the place without a roadmap could be much more confounding for a mortal. (for few blessed souls who come in the world with complete awareness that this is just a trip, it might be equally blissful, as the names of the locations does not matter, the achivement tally is only a temporal solace, and there is no dearth of time, they know they're beyond that).
Net Net Live your life with a Roadmap and this becomes more important in modern era where there are plethora of things to take your attention away. This is not to make sure you're successful, but this is just to make sure you remain aligned to directions you set, you fill more lively and rejuvenated, and you don't feel lost in the sea of information.
May your life remain beautiful.