tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post7533437036258275517..comments2023-03-26T01:02:06.760-07:00Comments on The Fearless Heart: The Two Faces of ConvenienceMiki Kashtanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-76965275435391776232012-03-26T20:56:57.450-07:002012-03-26T20:56:57.450-07:00Bucket baths in the villages in Sri Lanka used a L...Bucket baths in the villages in Sri Lanka used a LOT more water than my low-flow showerhead in the US! A guy stands on the lip of the well, pouring bucket after bucket of water on my head, as I grip my sarong in my teeth and try to soap up under it...<br /><br />The trick: the buckets of water soak right into 60 feet of sandy soil, filtered and ready for the next days baths...<br /><br />I Sharif Abdullahhttp://www.sharif.commonway.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-90188244699220805602012-02-20T14:31:38.151-08:002012-02-20T14:31:38.151-08:00Miki said: "Comfort becomes addictive when we...Miki said: "Comfort becomes addictive when we can’t imagine life without it."<br /><br />Right before reading your blog I was looking at a fellow's Facebook page whom I had just met today on a phone call that he initiated. The following was among his "favorite quotes" on his page.<br /><br />"Luxury is the guest you invite into your home who stays to become your Ron Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-75255092356380757952012-02-20T02:28:18.028-08:002012-02-20T02:28:18.028-08:00And are you using a bucket instead of toilet paper...And are you using a bucket instead of toilet paper too? <br /><br />I'd just like to defend India trains - many of them are great, especially with open windows in second class, going down the coast - one of the great joys - see a universe pass by.<br /><br />Nice post!Preventing Stunting at Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670432063752216570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-39716282375889750772012-02-18T07:01:53.365-08:002012-02-18T07:01:53.365-08:00Miki, this writing is very powerful for me. I have...Miki, this writing is very powerful for me. I have not experienced India but your writing brings to mind the years I lived outdoors (and led groups) for extended periods of time, year round and in all weather. We camped but with little fancy camping gear. Though not another culture, it was still a very different world. We found ourselves without habitual comforts and part of different rhythms, (Jean Meierhttp://creativelearningassociates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-83322882484144199102012-02-17T23:32:08.304-08:002012-02-17T23:32:08.304-08:00You took me right back there.
People ask me about...You took me right back there. <br />People ask me about our India trip. Now I want to tell them "what SHE said" and point to this blog page. What you describe is what I already miss. For me, in India, in the absence of some of my habitual comforts, the abundance of human warmth even from strangers easily outshone the comfort of convenience. I loved the freedom of it. How to keep up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-72569831090547133762012-02-17T07:08:39.066-08:002012-02-17T07:08:39.066-08:00Your writing inspired me to connect the dots of ou...Your writing inspired me to connect the dots of our human relationships, our communal sharing with the entirety of the inhabitants on the planet. I haven't experienced India, my husband spent most of 2 years living there for work, it changed him in such positive ways. Thank you for your writings, always inspirational.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635264345470338096noreply@blogger.com