Wednesday, May 23, 2012

I WOULD NOT GO TEN STEPS TO SEE SIGHTS; BUT I WOULD GO A THOUSAND MILES TO SEE A GREAT HUMAN BEING !


"Do not show me sights. I have seen the Himalayas! I would not go ten steps to see sights; but I would go a thousand miles to see a [great] human being!"

- Swami Vivekananda
Mrs. Alice Hansbrough's reminiscences relating Swami Vivekananda's response to her sight-seeing attempts

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