The Traveler Who Never Found His Way Home

Just over a month ago, fellow traveler Anthony Bourdain committed suicide by hanging himself in his hotel room in France. Bourdain was working on an upcoming episode of his award-winning CNN series, Parts Unknown. In a way, he’s like the traveler who never found the way home – or maybe he did. I’m sad that he’s gone. Bourdain was one of the greatest social storytellers of all time.

He asked simple questions: What makes you happy? What do you eat? What do you like to cook? The questions invoked profound responses; he managed to really connect with people and share their stories through his books and tv productions. CNN said, “In death, as in life, Anthony Bourdain brought us closer together.” Depression is no stranger to me, and Bourdain’s death reminded me of a passage from my Love book that I’ll include below.

Nothing is pure coincidence

Meeting a fellow human being is a precious opportunity to establish a connection. Every moment contains an inherent invitation to connect with the worl…