like the flowing river

be like the flowing river.
silent in the night.
be not afraid of the dark.
if there are stars in the sky,
reflect them back.
if there are clouds in the sky,
remember, clouds, like the river, are water.
so, gladly reflect them too,
in your own tranquil depths.

~manuel bandeira

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Two weeks ago Indonesians were shocked because of the picture of a Balinese underwater temple. Well, how could be there a temple built down there? Here is the picture.



Mostly, there were two reactions: first those who were amazed. second those who didn't believe it. Well, I can understand it. It's pretty impossible to build a temple down there. How could they put the bricks one by one at that place?

But there were two things that made me sad:
first: the minister of tourism didn't know about the temple and worse, he did NOT even believe it exists
second: it was built in 2005, and FUNDED by Australia, and Australian tourists have known it before it surprised Indonesians.

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