Dear Friends,
My apologies, since the description of this topic will be overly abbreviated, and should have been longer.
Let me put it this way.
I just saw a grandma climbing down into a small stream nearby, and it was not such an easy climb to make, since she had to clamber down quite far over some cement walls, and navigate a good number of stones and rocks, as well, encumbrances which probably never existed when she was nine.
Obviously, she was not just searching for tasty greens to eat. Tasty greens can be bought at the market, and at low cost.
In my view, she was searching for something which she had known had always been there, just in order to recapture her childhood memories of going to the stream to pick, for free, what she had picked in years gone by.
And then it occurred to me that IF I were a maker of films, and if I were funded, and IF I were as talented as Herzog, then I could make a very nice little film about this experience. And, I could sell it for millions to the BBC, for example.
Sometimes, I look down at an ant, below me, and I wonder, should I step on it, just for the sake of stepping on it? If I DID step on it, then nobody would know that I had committed an immoral act, for example.
From my experience, here in Thailand, when one attends a Thai language class, the teacher never discusses morality questions such as these.
I once knew of a Princeton grad who posted on ThaiVisa. Even he was not willing to talk about anything of interest to me. He mostly just talked about himself, including his past academic accomplishments.
Somedays, I wonder why I am here in Thailand.
Why am I not in Indonesia, for example?
Also, anybody wishing to discuss the meaning of life, please feel free to hit me up.
Two years ago, or more, I was sitting just outside the gate of a Thailand university, when a rather large snake slid up beside me, without introduction.
I did not fear him. I just wanted to photograph him, which I did.
I also felt sorry for him, having not been fed, obviously, for quite some time.
He was too thin for my taste.
I was shocked to have this snake visit me. And he was obviously far more powerful than I could ever hope to be, even in his unfed condition.
The true beauty of this snake is almost indescribable when you see it in the wild, sneaking up upon one. It’s like, “OH, here you are!” I KNEW that you would come, one day! Thank you for visiting me!
In Conclusion, therefore:
My best advice is to embrace all that you find here in Thailand. Be very thankful.
Never complain!
Try your best to be Brodie Girls!
Best regards to all,
Happy New Year!
Gamma
Such a beauty!
I will never forget him, just as I will never forget my first lay, at age 18.