In wider spaces, people bearing historical grudges with each other were separated by the muting qualities of distance.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity.
If people and their manner of living were alike everywhere, there would not be much point in moving from one place to another.
I think you only see experiences as defining moments with distance.
People tend to keep their distance.
In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.
The philosophical idea that there are no more distances, that we are all just one world, that we are all brothers, is such a drag! I like differences.
We go on and on about our differences. But, you know, our differences are less important than our similarities. People have a lot in common with one another, whether they see that or not.
The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known.
We need to broaden our sympathies both in space and time - and perceive ourselves as part of a long heritage, and stewards for an immense future.
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.