During the past two years I had the chance to meet people from many corners of the world, corners such as France, Germany, Poland, England, Scotland, Spain, South Africa, Costa Rica, Mexico, India, Sweden, Peru, Colombia and so on.
The foreigners with whom I had a chance to share some ideas helped me open my mind (in different levels of breadth and depth) - I learned of perspectives I would have never conceived on my own, I acknowledged the existence of belief systems strikingly similar and different from mine, I had an insight into cultures I only knew through textbooks...
In sum, these citizens of the world allowed me to "experience" their realities. With many of them I had brief encounters; with others I bonded for life. I have much to thank, for they all were windows that allowed me to see further beyond and within myself.
The foreigners with whom I had a chance to share some ideas helped me open my mind (in different levels of breadth and depth) - I learned of perspectives I would have never conceived on my own, I acknowledged the existence of belief systems strikingly similar and different from mine, I had an insight into cultures I only knew through textbooks...
In sum, these citizens of the world allowed me to "experience" their realities. With many of them I had brief encounters; with others I bonded for life. I have much to thank, for they all were windows that allowed me to see further beyond and within myself.
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7. I am grateful for being joyful.
8. I am grateful for being determined.
9. I am grateful for being quite a thinker.
3 comments:
Carol Citizen of The World!!
lembra do antigo "slogan" do YI agora serve pra vc!!!!
That's true in our lives we meet a lot of people and what matters is what we learn with then, because that's what makes then live inside of us as long as we live!!!!
Great job Citizen of The World!!!
E a medida que vou te conhecendo Ca, o prazer eh ainda maior!
Obrigada por dividir suas ideias comigo e por escutar as minhas.
Beijo
Oh WOW!!! That's great! And you should also be thankful for having so many windows in your house (these are all metaphors, I haven't gone crazy, even though actual windows are a great thing to be thankful for, I love my room because it's so bright. Anyway, I mean that you're a very open-minded person and that's a wonderful trait you have, keep it up).
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