Travel theme: Harmony

Posted on July 2, 2016 by ailsapm

With US Independence Day up ahead, I was thinking of a related theme this week, so I was contemplating all the meanings the word ‘independent’ conveys. First, not being under outside control – sovereign, if you will – we’ve heard a lot about that with the recent Brexit debacle. Second, not depending on another for survival – self-sufficiency, the ability to stand on your own two feet. But it’s the third meaning that stood out for me – not connected with each other. Independence is, of course, a good thing, but so too is connection. In today’s troubled world, it seems that, despite technologies making it ever easier to stay connected, humankind is becoming more and more disconnected as nations, unions, religions and ideologies rip themselves asunder. And so instead of celebrating independence for this week’s theme, I thought ‘harmony’ might be a little more aspirational, and what could be more harmonious than a harp player on the streets of Dublin.

A plea for harmony, Martin Luther King’s words etched in stone at his Memorial in Washington D.C.

Just one word from John Lennon, in Strawberry Fields, forever. Imagine.

If you’re celebrating Independence Day this weekend, I hope you do so in the best possible way, by connecting with friends and family. And if you would like to come up with your own, independent but connected version of this week’s theme (everyone’s welcome to join in!) here’s what to do:

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xxx Ailsa

I was born poor and without religion, under a happy sky, feeling harmony, not hostility, in nature. I began not by feeling torn, but in plenitude. – Albert Camus

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. – Aldo Leopold

About ailsapm

Hi there! I’m Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney. I’ve lived in many places, and travelled to many more. I had a lot of fun getting there and being there, wherever there happened to be at the time. I climbed a castle wall in Czesky Krumlov, abseiled down cliffs to go caving in the west of Ireland, slept on the beach in Paros, got chased by a swarm of bees in Vourvourou (ok that wasn’t fun, but it was exciting), learned flower arranging in Tokyo, found myself in the middle of a riot in Seoul, learned to snowboard in Salzburg, got lost in a labyrinth in Budapest and had my ice cream stolen by a gull in Cornwall. And I’m just getting started. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, I’d love you to follow my travelogue - wheresmybackpack.com - and remember, anyone who tries to tell you it’s a small world hasn’t tried to see it all.

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