"Thoughtful Traveling" ~ February 22, 2016
Channel: Stan McGahey
Date: 17/02/2016

URL: https://youtu.be/eaxkjQnzyeg

Hello Again Thoughtful Travelers!  Welcome to today’s thought for February 22, 2016. 

It’s by Socrates, the Greek philosopher and mentor to Plato.  He lived from 469 to 399 BC.

 “I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.”

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

“Apparently Socrates was taking the broad view of his place on planet Earth, almost 2,500 year ago.  And why not?  Nowadays it’s vitally important to be aware of people and places around the world because they impact our lives in so many ways.  Look around you. Where was everything made?  Ultimately, we even share the same air and water. It’s important to have a hometown and a nationality, but it’s also important to understand that we live in an interdependent world. Travel helps us get to know it better and develop a sense of collective responsibility.  So go, seek, and learn.”

Now…here’s the list of all the sources quoted in February.  I hope you’ll stop by each day to enjoy all the interesting and insightful things they have to say.  And leave a comment.  I’d like to hear your thoughts too.  Thanks, and see you tomorrow!

February 1-29, 2016 (entries listed by date and source):
01 Rene Descartres
02 Yogi Berra
03 Dave Mathews Band
04 George Santayana
05 (African Proverb)
06  Daniel Boorstin
07 Michel de Montaigne
08 (Korean Proverb)
09 Helen Hayes
10 J. R. R. Tolkien
11 G. K. Chesterton
12 Lord Dunsany
13 (The Dhammapada)
14 Japanese Proverb)
15 James Michener
16 Oliver Goldsmith
17  (Unknown)
18  Hillaire Belloc
19 Kin Hubbard
20 Will Rogers
21 Isabelle Eberhardt
22 Socrates
23 Sri Sathva Baba
24 Thomas Jefferson
25 Charles Louis de Secondat
26 (Quran: Al-Hujurat/13)
27 William Least Heat Moon
28 Saint Augustin of Hippo
29 Samuel Butler

Presented by Dr. Stan McGahey.  Want to learn how the tourism industry works? View my free series of short, narrated PPTs on a variety of important topics, entitled “Demystifying Tourism” on YouTube.