India - Wisdom
WISDOM
I had been walking for some time off the beaten track in Varanasi when I came across this guy walking towards me. We made eye contact and both stopped immediately. I could not help notice that he had in his possession a cloth that was wrapped around him, his necklace and one rather spectacular fork thing.
We stood there on the road for about 10 minutes chatting. It would have been easy for me to dismiss him as a mad man, well look at him. What ensued was a very long walk together through the main shopping road of Varanasi all the way through the main Ghat and down to the river together. We got a few pretty weird looks from both other tourists, and other indian people which I thought was classic.
For the 10 minutes we stood here, the walk down to the river and the 10 or so minutes we were together at the river Ganges we shared some of the most beautiful ideas and thoughts between us. I couldn't help thinking that a man that has so little (apparently) can of course focus on the important things.
The conversation was incredibly coherent, and the wisdom that came from this man was astonishing. An example. We were talking about what changed with british rule and how things have been different since they left. He felt that India was a country worse off for the time England ruled the nation because all they did was take from the country and the people with no thanks or gratitude for any of it and thought they had done good because they made the country more "civilised". He felt that this behaviour was now ingrained into the people ruling the country now that wasn't so present before. He conveyed this significantly more coherently than I have here, but you get the dea. This was not a mad man. We also talked at length about the desire for possessions, and he gave me a beautiful description of why the Ganges is such a special piece of water.
I met many people, both simple (yet incredibly complex) men like this guy and business men on trains who seemed super open to sharing their wisdom with me. These are an inherently spiritual people I think. I heard some of the most simple ideas that just resonated with me, and should help me live my life in a better way.
Peace, Denis
India - Wisdom
WISDOM
I had been walking for some time off the beaten track in Varanasi when I came across this guy walking towards me. We made eye contact and both stopped immediately. I could not help notice that he had in his possession a cloth that was wrapped around him, his necklace and one rather spectacular fork thing.
We stood there on the road for about 10 minutes chatting. It would have been easy for me to dismiss him as a mad man, well look at him. What ensued was a very long walk together through the main shopping road of Varanasi all the way through the main Ghat and down to the river together. We got a few pretty weird looks from both other tourists, and other indian people which I thought was classic.
For the 10 minutes we stood here, the walk down to the river and the 10 or so minutes we were together at the river Ganges we shared some of the most beautiful ideas and thoughts between us. I couldn't help thinking that a man that has so little (apparently) can of course focus on the important things.
The conversation was incredibly coherent, and the wisdom that came from this man was astonishing. An example. We were talking about what changed with british rule and how things have been different since they left. He felt that India was a country worse off for the time England ruled the nation because all they did was take from the country and the people with no thanks or gratitude for any of it and thought they had done good because they made the country more "civilised". He felt that this behaviour was now ingrained into the people ruling the country now that wasn't so present before. He conveyed this significantly more coherently than I have here, but you get the dea. This was not a mad man. We also talked at length about the desire for possessions, and he gave me a beautiful description of why the Ganges is such a special piece of water.
I met many people, both simple (yet incredibly complex) men like this guy and business men on trains who seemed super open to sharing their wisdom with me. These are an inherently spiritual people I think. I heard some of the most simple ideas that just resonated with me, and should help me live my life in a better way.
Peace, Denis