Fascination

 Tibet and the Dalai Lama

Lately I have been discussing this with some friends. Ever since I have this ultimate fascination with the life of the Dalai Lama up there in Tibet and now being an exile in some mountainous village along its border with India. Beyond the golden yellow and the maroon colored robes, I always associate the Dalai Lama with one of the pillar teachings of Buddhism which points out to Nirvana. A state of inner peace of mind. A liberated soul from the fires of desire, aversion and delusion. 

Other than the Dalai Lama it's the dream of being in Tibet. A nation nestling in the towering mountain ranges of the Himalayas. Someday, I hope to pay homage to the Dalai Lama and step on the soils of the Tibetan Plateau.

A jet pilot

This is one extreme fascination. More than the dream of flying a jet I really get caught by the  avionics, the technology they make use of . I would even think that in my past life I could have been in the aircraft industry perhaps later than those works of the Wright brothers and the accomplishments made by Amelia Earhart. This explains why I take time observing the airplane's take-off and landing during my flights. And I always seat near those windows when I'm on board, feeling every movement, delighted and fascinated !