Maybe I’m the only American who thinks that the perception of most Americans about India is that “gurus” live atop every mountain in the country. You know Ziggy (the big nosed, huge headed, cute little guy who shows up in your newspaper comics)? You know how “the guru” is one of the prominent characters in his little strip? Ziggy is forever encountering this wise man with pithy advice and contemporary wisdom as he journeys to the top of Indian mountains for advice. Well, guess what! Today, while hiking up a little mountain near where the Medical Team is working, Raj told me that there actually IS a guru atop the adjacent mountain. He lives in a little temple at the top, and people DO actually hike up there (it’s about a 5 hour hike) and ask his advice about things. 
Only downside is that the zoom on my camera wouldn’t allow me to give you a very close picture of… well… anything but the mountain, so that will have to suffice. Just know that atop the third peak from the left, there’s a little guy up there somewhere, and if you have a big nose and oversized head (and 5 hours to spare), you could probably come pretty close to looking like the comic inserted here.
Only downside is that the zoom on my camera wouldn’t allow me to give you a very close picture of… well… anything but the mountain, so that will have to suffice. Just know that atop the third peak from the left, there’s a little guy up there somewhere, and if you have a big nose and oversized head (and 5 hours to spare), you could probably come pretty close to looking like the comic inserted here.
1 comment:
If I had only known....
Jack I guess you will have to do.
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