Bear Grylls has eaten some truly disgusting things in his time. Stomachs have churned as he’s eaten raw snake, insects, and animal organs. And let’s not forget the various other substances that have probably made millions of viewers quietly put down whatever they were in the middle of eating. He’s also climbed Everest, crossed oceans, and survived in places where most of us would struggle to last 10 minutes. Yet one of the experiences he still remembers from his younger days is considerably less dramatic — although much more impressive — involving a few rupees, a scribbled note, and Mother Teresa. While the adventurer has shared the story before, he recently took to Facebook to share it again. Grylls explains that as a young man traveling through India with dreams of eventually climbing Everest, he decided to seek out Mother Teresa’s mission in Calcutta. What he encountered on the city’s streets was difficult to take Read More…

Why Mother Teresa’s letter to Bear Grylls means so much