My fellow Twitter traveler (and worldly citizen), Brian, forwarded this brilliant quote by Socrates which defines what so many people feel. We don’t just belong to the nation of our birth. Our stories are never quite so simplistic, because we ourselves are creatures of depth and breadth. Look into our pasts and you will see that we cannot fit into a simply worded label. I am an American is not quite right, because I’m also Japanese, British, Scottish, French and Irish. And there’s probably even more if I were to delve even deeper into my family tree. We humans have migrated around the world on so many different occasions for so many reasons. Sometimes we place down roots, but invariably we find them to be shallow ones for we know that we are born to wander. We are inquisitive and want to see the world in its entirety. No one stays in one place forever. Even if they only travel inside of their town…they travel.
I am a citizen of the world and I want us all to grasp that meaning. It will lead to all of us caring much deeper for the world around us, whether it be on land, in the water, or floating in the sky and stars. This world gave birth to each and every one of us. Our families are our ties that bind us to the world at large, so that we can uphold our place in this vast universe through this link of belonging.
We’re all trying to figure out what our place actually means. Just know that it does have meaning that only we can give it. So perhaps we should make it the best that we’re capable of exhibiting?
Just saying…
Keep up the good fight, Brian. Our world is worth it!
