What Travel Can, and Cannot, Teach Us
There is often something deeper below the surface motivating many of us to strive to uncover something more about ourselves and the nature of this world when we travel. But do we necessarily need to go looking for it “out there” beyond the horizon? Why might strolling the streets of Paris on a fall moonlit night enchant us in a way our midwestern t... See more
Justin S. Bailey • The Hope of Travel and All We Say About It
Paradoxical though it sounds, travels to places where the true hardships of existence are grimly evident can provide a needed education in gratitude. Our encounter with the reality of the lives of so many others pushes us towards a more accurate perspective on our own condition. Like many great artworks in elegant galleries, they teach us to see –
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« Vous ne pouvez pas comprendre l’Angleterre, me disait-il, tant que vous ne connaissez que l’île. Et pas davantage notre continent, tant que vous n’avez pas au moins une fois franchi ses frontières. Vous êtes un homme libre, mettez à profit cette liberté ! La littérature est une merveilleuse profession, parce que la hâte n’y est point nécessaire.
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