Monday; October 12
Of all the historic figures to have their reputation take a whack over the last few years, few of them have been hit any harder than Christopher Columbus. The man who was said to have opened up a “new world” – and subsequently have a day remembered for him – is not nearly as popular as he was decades ago. I am not here to defend what he did centuries ago, but on the day that many places still honor his legacy, I would like draw upon his memory to challenge us. The reason Columbus became so popular was that he was willing to take risks to broaden himself. Whether driven by opportunity, information, finances or a quest for adventure; Columbus was willing to leave the comfort of his own homeland and see what was out there in the great big world. While there is a discussion as to whether he “discovered” the world, one thing that can be said for him was that he “experienced” new and exciting places. Again, I am not defending what he did when he arrived in those places, but I am intrig