There is an I in India! Pictures from recent travels
By scott.poniewaz | April 2, 2008
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As the midnight oil keeps me going into the morning here in India and the candle begins to burn at both ends, before I fly to the south of India tomorrow for a journey filled with backwater boats, beaches and big animals (tigers and elephants), I wanted to post a few pictures from the past month, which took me from the busy metropolitan area of Delhi, the home of the Sikh religion in Amritsar, the only land border between India and Pakistan for their special border closing ceremony, and the Himalaya where thousands of Tibetans live in Exile in India with their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Its all in a day’s work!
I’ve got another couple posts coming when I can get the internet connection to do so down there, but I’ll also be in the midst of some work, so it may be a few days! In the meantime, some of you may know how much I like quotes, others may not, but either way, inside this post, you’ll find a few of my favorite’s. Enjoy and check back in the upcoming weeks for several new posts!
“Whether one be slow or speedy, he that is a seeker will be a finder. Always apply yourself with both hands to seeking, for search is an excellent guide on the way.”
-Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“You should no longer take things at second or third hand… nor look through the eyes of the dead… nor feed…on the spectre in books… You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me… you shall listen to all sides and filter them for yourself…”
-Walt Whitman
“May all your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing views…Where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits for you.”
-Edward Abbey
“There comes a time when one must risk something, or sit forever with one’s dreams”
-the late ski legend Trevor Petersen
“Fools wait for a lucky day, but every day is a lucky day for an industrious man.”
-Thai proverb
We want fewer, but higher-paying guests than before. Backpackers spend almost nothing, stay for a long time, and stir up the Tibetans against us. We definitely do not want them.
-Senior tourist official in Chengdu as quoted in South China Morning Post
“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”
-H.H. the Dalai Lama
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
-St. Augustine
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
-Mark Twain
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7:13 pm on April 14th, 2008
The older i get, the more i learn…. even about my own son. some interesting quotes. Thanks Scot.