Travelling the world
There are two ways of seeing the world, as an isolationist or as a cosmopolitan. If one is an isolationist, one is determined that there is nothing beyond his native land that he needs to see. If one is a cosmopolitan, one sees the world as connected and necessary to know. The word “cosmopolitan” comes from the Greek. The “cosmo” in cosmopolitan means literally “world” in Greek. If one is a cosmopolitan, to travel the world is necessary as one can not think of not travelling the world. If one is an isolationist and by chance of luck must travel outside of his own land, one is morose, problematical and usually says when seeing the Eiffel Tower, “we have towers like that back home.” That might be amusing in itself. The cosmopolitan sees the world as his to enjoy and chooses his destinations to broaden his horizon.
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