That's backwards

It turns out that in Amsterdam you don’t pay to board a train. You pay just before you get off—otherwise, the system will continue to charge your card as if you’re still onboard.

People who live in Yupno Valley, in the remote mountains of Papua New Guinea, don’t see the past as something behind us—but rather something below us.

And nomads of all kinds don’t own a home…at least not one tied to a physical address. They don’t need one.

So much of what we do, think, and feel is tied to our culture. By the places and people we call home.

So much so that it’s easy—and terribly tempting—to confuse (our) culture with what’s normal, ordinary, or commonplace.

And why regularly confronting things that appear to be backwards is a healthy habit to embrace.

Helping us to see what’s right-side-up for a reason (versus what’s normal, but technically backwards based on what we expect.)