I think we all believe in our hearts what Bourdain says below. But the mind plays tricks on us... that perhaps it isn’t true. That one political party or a different point of view, different religion, color, nationality, sexual preference MUST be the enemy. That what they say is absolutely vile and sun-human. What does this mental filter say about us? And if we notice it, how can we change it? “Before I set out to travel this world, 12 years ago, I used to believe that the human race as a whole was basically a few steps above wolves. I have since come to believe – after many meals with many different people in many, many different places – that though there is no shortage of people who would do us harm, we are essentially good. That the world is, in fact, filled with mostly good and decent people who are simply doing the best they can. Everybody, it turns out, is proud of their food (when they have it). They enjoy sharing it with others (if they can). They love their children. They like a good joke. Sitting at the table has allowed me a privileged perspective and access that others, looking principally for ‘the story,’ do not, I believe, always get.” —Bourdain, 2013 #acwt #justnotice (at Raleigh, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGTafiDnWZ1/?igshid=162ukza3kwayj
