India, Last Thoughts

I leave India with a heavy heart, but I know I will be back. As they say, this is a land you either love or hate. You either keep coming back for more or you put it all behind like a bad dream. I think what India has done for me, has it changed me? I think it has. I see another dimension to life now. I still largely operate on the 1D basis (one-dimensional); I worry about money, about my career, about my health. I still put ‘me’ in the centre of my thinking. But there is this 2D element that I now know. The dimension that puts others in the epicenter, that gives pleasure and fulfillment from giving others. The dimension that teaches you how to switch off, enjoy simplicity and doing good.

I have met more crooks and wonderful souls than anywhere else. I have heard more singing men (from their hearts) than all the karaoke sessions I’ve ever done. I have donated more time and energy to thinking about others than in... a long time. I have seen and experienced more tolerance than anywhere else. India changes you, if you allow it. I hope you get to experience and love it too one day.


I thank you for all the SMS and emails I received from you. They have been my best travel partners.