I saw this quote this morning from Mark Twain and it seemed to touch me in a special way.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”
-Mark Twain
I was very fortunate as a child to travel with my parents. We had an RV and took extensive trips around the country every year. And while I did not travel that much outside the country when I was young, the South Pacific and Canada were it, I am trying to make up for that as an adult.
But even travel in the US in my formative years taught me many life lessons and definitely gave me a wider range of cultures. I think this spurred my inquisitive nature that helps me to this day in dealing with other people.
And I pride myself to live up to Twains quote…live without prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness. I let people prove to me if they are the type of character that I want to be around without any suppositions on my part. People tend to prove themselves very quickly when you go in with an open mind.
Here is the blog I was reading where the quote appeared, I do recommend it and would love to see my friends with children try and instill this concept early on. Oh, and travel if you can…its easier than you think.
