Thoughtful Traveling ~ July 1 (Pubilius Syrus)
Channel: Stan McGahey
Date: 2017-07-26

Greetings Thoughtful Travelers!  Welcome to today’s thought for July 1st! 

It’s by Publilius Syrus, an Assyrian slave in Rome who wrote moral sayings.  He lived from 85 to 43 BC.

“A rolling stone gathers no moss.”

So what are your thoughts on today’s quote? Here’s mine. 

“A rolling stone, meaning a person who is always traveling, is not in a position to collect much of anything except memories, passport stamps, and social media contacts. Perpetual travelers normally travel light, since they have to lug everything they have with them from place to place.  And, that gets tiresome in a hurry.  While most of us gather more clutter than we’ll ever use, travelers learn to eliminate anything not essential to their personal well-being or ability to keep traveling.  It also means leaving friends behind, and that’s always the most difficult part of traveling light.”

Now…here’s the list of all the sources quoted in July. I hope you’ll stop by each day to enjoy all the interesting and insightful things they have to say.  Thanks, and see you tomorrow!