Tag: human
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Day13~ August 13th~ Boracay
‘Abandoned’, and interesting word. If you like to anagram words as I often like to do, then you will find this: abandoned = a dead boon. A boon is a blessing or something to be thankful for among other definitions. So when we humans abandon something, do we stop being thankful for it and for…
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Day 24~ July 24th~ Vietnam
In a world that is so rapidly changing and spinning out of control, more and more are finding their anchor in faith… A worshiper in a Buddhist temple~ Hanoi~ Vietnam
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Day 18~ July 18th~ Vietnam
When life is simple, even a little dog with a few tricks can make someone laugh with all their hearts, because the less complicated the life, the more room there is for happiness. photo taken: old man and dog in Hanoi~ Vietnam
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Day 9~ July 9th~ Vietnam
As I sit on a balcony on a hill in a European island thinking back on my time in Vietnam and my brief peek into the culture of Hanoi, I cannot not think of the stark differences between the cultures of this remarkable planet we live on. As different as a Vietnamese is from a…
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Day 3~ July 3rd~ Vietnam
Behind the facade of every city is the part where real life happens. In Asia, these are the little alleys. Exploring these narrow streets and peeking at the daily acts of living that make up what a culture is about, making eye contact with the locals, having simple conversations, exchanging smiles, glances, sometimes giggles, being…
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Day 30~ June 30th~ Xinjiang
Being a lover of travel, you learn to get yourself used to enduring the pain of separation. When you travel to a new place it is not just the people, the buildings, the nature and the food that you meet, but also the essences that live in that place and those are the things you…
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Day 29~ June 29th~ Xinjiang
All humans on this planet are created with the same basic design, spirit, soul, mind, brain, body, emotions, senses… all are born and all will eventually pass on. Thoughts like these make me see people differently while traveling in strange places. The knowledge that we are all human, that we all get sad, we get…
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Day 24~ June 24th~ Xinjiang
What is it that really looks out of the eyes of children? Do we know what we are dismissing when tell a child to just run along as they ask us some difficult questions? What is asking those questions? Aren’t children carrying the beacon of the future? If we dismiss them, aren’t we gambling with…
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Day 24~ May 24th~ Cambodia
It is international children’s day today! Sending a bright thought to every child on our planet and wishing them a peaceful future where they can be who they were meant to be!
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Day 21~ May 21st~ Cambodia
Every single child carries in them a great potential for the future. The future is unknown, it has not happened yet and each little new life has the possibility to create a better chance for a life that is nearer to human purpose. Yes to helping them lead us to this new world… photo taken:…