I have a confession to make. I am addicted to adventure, and as a young boy, I would rather look outside the window at the birds in the trees and the sky than looking at that two-dimensional chalky blackboard where time stands still and even sometimes dies. My teachers thought there was something wrong with me because I wasnt paying attention in class. They didnt find anything specifically wrong with me. But they didnt test for curiosity. Curiosity, to me, is about our connection with the world, with the universe. Its about seeing whats around that next coral head or whats around that next tree, and learning more not only about our environment but about ourselves. [...] and maybe, just maybe, if we push the boundaries of adventure and knowledge, and we share that knowledge with others out there, we can solve all sorts of problems. My grandfather used to say, People protect what they love. My father, How can people protect what they dont understand? And Ive thought about this my whole life. Nothing is impossible. We need to dream, we need to be creative, and we all need to have an adventure in order to create miracles in the darkest of times. And whether its about climate change or eradicating poverty or giving back to future generations what weve taken for granted, its about adventure.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 11:39:32 +0000