“Their whole life is going to be spent taking pieces of many different places and putting them together in a stained glass whole,” says Iyer. “For more and more of us, home has less to do with a piece of soil than a piece of soul.”
With more than 250 million people worldwide living in countries not considered their own, Iyer meditates on the meaning of home, the joy of traveling and the serenity of standing still. The 14 minute video is remarkably eye opening.
In the end, home is not just the place where you sleep, it’s the place where you stand.
Iyer’s talk is now available for viewing. Watch it here »
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I love the quote about home not being a piece of soil, but rather a piece of the soul. I LOVE THAT. It’s so perfectly capturing what it really is, because home is not tied to the land, it’s tied to the soul.