During my wallks to and from work I have seen many an unusual site (for me at least). A man lying prostrate on the floor praying outside a temple, a single prayer wheel spinning behind him. There was also a Monk nearby that day who was there on both my way and way back from work that is eight hours I wonder how long he was there for.
I also accidently scared a monkey by making a noise whilst pulling a monkey face. A bigger monkey nearby was very upset with me and scurried towards me growling, well as close to growling as a monkey can get, which to be honest is pretty close. I turned around and yelled "Heeey" at it and it sat back happy that a point had been made.
Now I am not a very spiritual person although I would consider myself agnostic (Lets not get into that) but there is somnething about seeing a prayer wheel spinning its mantra that fills me with hope. I don't really know how to explain it. Spinning a wheel doesn't take a lot of effort but I guess for me that it is saying that amongst all this poverty and squaler there are people who are thinking beyond themselves, towards a better future for everyone. They also bring a wall or building to life the wheels spinning long after the spinner has moved on. I like to think that no matter what time of day it is somewhere in Kathmandu there is a prayer wheel spinning its message onto the winds.
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