The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love it enough to change it, with what they have, where they are.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Passive tourists should be replaced by locals and travelers who actively improve places with what they have.
- In plain terms
- Love places enough to change them.
- What can you take from it?
- Contribute to where you are.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can you improve your current location?
- What does loving a place look like?
Another view
Tourists provide economic value that locals may not.
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