Hospitality

On ancient Rome the hospitality of the people was amusing, today it would impossible to do as are Italian predecessors did. The citizens left there houses open and permitted everybody to enter if, the people were of their or upper social status. The Mediterranean mythology emphasizes this.“Once on a time Jupiter, in human shape, visited this country, and with him his son Mercury, without his wings. They presented themselves, as weary travelers, at many a door, seeking rest and shelter, but found all closed, for it was late, and the inhospitable inhabitants would not rouse themselves to open to the reception” (Bulfinch, page 52) “We are gods. This inhospitable village shall pay the penalty from its impiety” (Bulfinch, page 52.) The first quote demonstrates how wrong the citizens did, totally disrespecting the tourists and breaking there tradition. Today if you see tourists looking for a place to sleep, you probably won’t wake up late and arrange a room so they can stay over the night for free. On the second quote the gods are cursing the city, afterwards they will make a flood and everybody will die. Although, the theme of the story isn’t how hospitable you should be, there is a deeper thought.On the story, the gods find a hospitable poor family, when Jupiter and Mercury show themselves as gods they reward the family with a great palace and a wish. The theme of the story is: you shall help others, if so, rewards will come.This is also a famous phrase of the Colombians. I remember my grandfather telling me that. My short life has proven few things, but one of them is that the theme of this story is true. The people who wrote the myth were very intelligent. I hope that one day all the citizens of this world would realize this. Everybody would help each other, there would be no war, no poverty, no suffering.