Thoughtful Traveling - May 9 - Tenzing Norgay
Channel: Stan McGahey
Date: 2019-05-06

Tenzing Norgay, the Nepali Sherpa mountain climber and guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary made the first ascent of Mt. Everest.  He lived from 1914 to 1986.
“The world is too small, Everest too great, for anything but tolerance and understanding: that is the most important of all things. Whatever the differences between East and West, they are as nothing beside the common cause and the common humanity.”
So what are your thoughts on today’s quote? Here’s mine.
“Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, his climbing partner in the conquest of Mt. Everest, came from completely different worlds.  But when they strapped on their climbing gear and began their famous ascent, they became one team, neither better than the other.  Personal and cultural differences disappeared.  They knew what they had in common, and they knew what their common goal was. Together, they reached it.  I think Norgay also realized that when compared to Mt. Everest and the power and grandeur of nature, mere mortals should understand that we are not the masters of the universe.”
Now…here’s the list of all the sources quoted in May.  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!
Dr. Stan McGahey