It's hard to believe that I have only been in New Delhi for just 10 days. The colors of neon saris, sounds of beeping masses of vehicles and the smiles and deep peering eyes fill my senses. A day does not go by when I do not see a scene from everyday life that was unimaginable before. Learning how to navigate calling a taxi while wondering if it could possibly be air-conditioned? Watching men on beater bikes carrying lumber or sheet metal on their backs weaving in and out of traffic only a mad woman would be caught dead in. Still somehow the chaos all works and I have yet to see a car accident. The people are what capture my heart. Even the poorest of the poor will smile and greet me. It's as if today, this moment, is all there is. Embrace it.
Fantastic and beautiful.
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ReplyDeleteDoreen, So glad the blog setup is working. Your pics and words are special to me. -jay
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ReplyDeleteI am so enjoying your descriptions and experince - good reminders and perspective on life.
ReplyDeleteDoreen,
ReplyDeleteMaybe the man I talked in England was right. Everyone should go to India.