John Francis has been walking the Earth and kept silent for 17 years.
Since many weeks I did not find, did not want to find the time to listen to a TED talk. I was too busy, too noisy, too blithering… Here is somebody I think we can learn a lot from in times of overwhelming noises, sounds, words, pictures of all kinds moving or still… take a breath and listen…
Why you should listen to him?
One day in 1983, John Francis stepped out on a walk. For the next 22 years, he trekked and sailed around North and South America, carrying a message of respect for the Earth. During his monumental, silent trek, he earned an MA in environmental studies and a PhD in land resources. Today his Planetwalk foundation consults on sustainable development and works with educational groups to teach kids about the environment.
»Part of the mystery of walking is that the destination is inside us and we really don’t know when we arrive until we arrive.« John Francis
