Comments on: A Most Interesting Old Man I Met While Traveling

By: Stephen Garone

Stephen Garone — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:52:06 +0000

What a terrific story. It’s these unique meetings that make a trip so memorable. I once met a man who was one of the carvers on Lincoln’s face on Mount Rushmore — easily one of the highlights of my trip to South Dakota.

By: Bianca @itsallbee

Bianca @itsallbee — Mon, 18 May 2015 09:53:36 +0000

What a beautiful post. Just goes to show that most times we are chasing after things that we think would make like all that much better but its really about the people around us. Spending time with loved ones. You cant put a price on that and we are not guaranteed that time. So we need to make that more of a priority as hard as that may be.

By: melody pittman

melody pittman — Sun, 17 May 2015 13:25:38 +0000

This is so awesome. I just love hearing these veterans stories of how they look back at the war and their life afterwards. My grandfather recently passéd away, he was in WWII, and his attitude towards every ethnicity was just amazing. He had such compassion and not one bit of hate or resentment, even after living through such hell. I am glad you made time for this man and hats off to you.

By: TravelGretl

TravelGretl — Sun, 17 May 2015 12:41:08 +0000

Great tips you got out of a wonderful conversation!
Though I find the first one a little hard. I hope to believe happiness is a choice, but I feel I am also in a luxury position being able to say that. I can imagine some situations that make the choice for happiness so , so hard
I always tell myself to not let my life be determined by fear. Which works for me 😉 Every time I am not willing to do something I ask myself: is this because I am afraid? If the answer is yes, I still do it. And don’t regret!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 16 May 2015 01:27:32 +0000

Fantastic! Lessons learned from a man who’s lived a full life! There is no better insight in to looking back and reflecting on what might have been.
We can all learn something from Tom and from this interesting piece!

By: Nic from The Roaming Renegades

Nic from The Roaming Renegades — Fri, 15 May 2015 23:24:09 +0000

Truly amazing story thank you very much for sharing. I agree whole heartedly with it and have spoken myself passionately about the idea that we chase jobs and money because we think we have to. We shelve our passions for someone else’s profit because everyone else does. Screw that! Go for what you really want, be broke but happy, full of time and experiences!

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 15 May 2015 12:59:49 +0000

What a fascinating and capturing story. It´s one thing we enjoy a lot too when traveling. Meeting fascinating people and their stories.
“Choose to be happy, because happiness isn’t something you find, it’s a choice.” — How true!

By: Revati

Revati — Fri, 15 May 2015 11:56:28 +0000

Tom actually sounds a lot like my grandfather. They’ve both lived through some crazy times, have a bit of humility, a little bit of resentment, and lots of wisdom.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 15 May 2015 10:02:36 +0000

Beautiful description of what sounds like a beautiful experience, JP. Isn’t it funny how the places fade into memory but the people we meet stay with us forever?

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 14 May 2015 21:07:23 +0000

“If I could do it all over again, I would have loved more and criticized less”…what better advice could there possibly be. Love stories like this and meeting people along the way.