The Philosopher of the Internal Gyroscope

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Two of my favorite college professors were well-traveled in Europe, yet their subsequent wisdom was quite different.

The first one found himself so enriched by his scholarly journeys that any school break would find him in West Germany, Spain, France, Norway, Sweden, or anywhere west of the Iron Curtain.

The second one stated in conversation, “All travel…