Comments on: The Primary Lesson I’ve Learned Traveling: People Are Fundamentally Good

By: Carol Schreuder

Carol Schreuder — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:07:10 +0000

For me, traveling brings up self revelations. For instance the overcoming of lots of fears about my capacities to handle all the unknowns and unexpected including saying yes to invitations of kindness. Sometimes I unhappily learn of my limitations and prejudices. The constant change can be difficult. This is where that optimism has to surface to bring up the energy required to go on. I say good for you to all you travelers

By: Gayla

Gayla — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:20:39 +0000

This is all so true. As humans we have more in common than we realize and through travel we can learn to appreciate each other the little things that made us just a bit different. Travel definitely helps us to step out of our egocentric world and really connect. I think, too, that we are all innately good…but we change ourselves and suppress the good through the conscious decisions we make in life.

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:25:34 +0000

In reply to Someday I’ll Be There – Mina.

After a day at work I guess many people sit around and talk about the same things, no matter what “work” that happens to be…

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:21:10 +0000

In reply to Erik.

Hi Erik, a good question and idea for a blog post.

Briefly, I would say that the having many more good experiences than bad give us hope that the anomalies can be greatly reduced over time. I would look at it and wonder what conditions caused someone to rob you. Take that same person and put them in a different environment, would they do the same? Does robbing someone inherently make you “bad”?

The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler has some interesting insight into your question.

By: Someday I'll Be There - Mina

Someday I'll Be There - Mina — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:02:16 +0000

I think everyone that travels learns this lesson. Sometimes even people that I expected not to be good, they were, like when sitting and having dinner with smugglers and drug dealers, I had this idea from the movies that after dinner they are going to kill me, but on the contrary it was a very pleasant evening, and I would like to actually meet these people again!