“Journeys are the midwives of thought. Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than a moving plane, ship or train. There is an almost quaint correlation between what is in front of our eyes and the thoughts we are able to have in our heads: large thoughts at times requiring large views, new thoughts new places. Introspective reflections which are liable to stall are helped along by the flow of the landscape”
Alain de Botton
Sri Lanka | Galle
We continued to walk down the ancient streets, and were stopped by an elderly Muslim man who looked like a caricature or a friendly sage or preacher. He spoke good English, although slow and broken at times, and wore a face of constant relief. He was calm to be around. He explained how he was converting his home into a fast food shop, and that his day job was 'Professor in Gemmology'.