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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Something never to be forgoten


Do you sometime see things that you never forget? Do you often wonder about it?
I traveled to Tibet one summer, it was a place where you will meet the other side of life as well as the basis of belief . We traveled as high as 18,000ft up, along the rivers. I could never forget the color of those turquoise rivers, glistening in the sun, running quietly and consistently . The rivers run hundreds of miles in Tibet, nourishing the people and provides source of life. I had somehow decided to run off the road to check out where the river bank and water connects (I'm always curious about how things connect), then I saw something I never quite understood, as I was approaching the water--



Right in front of me appeared to be a few human remains consisted of a adult skull and a femur bone, loosely buried in the soil . I was puzzled, because the Sky Burial (Traditional Tibetan Burial) was never to be conducted outside of the "sacred area", usually blessed by Tibetan monks. I had a strange urge, to pick up a piece of the remain and bring it back with me (which I did not do, alas!) So the conclusion? Maybe Some tourist who just won't stop asking questions... Till this day I still wonder who it was and why it was, perhaps it was calling me...?