In A Train Carriage, Going Nowhere
In A Train Carriage, Going Nowhere
Storyteller Spinks
In A Train Carriage, Going Nowhere (16: Travel Pt. II)
41 minutes Posted Nov 1, 2020 at 4:43 am.
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"The word they use in Greece is philoxenia, ‘love of strangers’. It takes a lot to craft that sort of hospitality; in some cases, when you suffer from a lack of trust, it must be close to impossible. But for myself at least, I’ve come to think that such relationships are at the heart of a good life. For me they are close to the highest priority."
In a motionless train, I contemplate more stories of those who have travelled here and there on the Earth. Some have learned, some have given, and some have taken -- far too much.