home sweet home

more than a month without a proper post, and here i am, grovelling and begging the forgiveness of all for my lack of consistency, and promising to do better next time.

trips to india and sri lanka over the last month have been an eye opener. looking for stories of hope for a one year anniversary special of the tsunami was harder than expected. the few stories we found were overshadowed by the greed of the locals, the snail's pace of reconstruction, and the misappropriation of relief funds. i guess always wanting more is human nature at its most primal, but that doesn't make the selfishness and greed i witnessed any easier to swallow.

however, the gems we uncovered amidst the refuse made all the difference. there are people who care for more than just themselves, there are people who compare with who has less than them instead of who has more, and there are people who refuse to dwell on their losses in the past and choose instead to look forward with a big smile on their faces.

and those positive attitudes, make all the difference in the world.

random thought:
not many things are as comforting as the strangness of catching a cab home from the airport after assignments in less developed countries. the ride seems strange and almost unhinges you, until you realize that the "discomfort" you are feeling is merely the sensation of driving on a smooth road not riddled with potholes, the hum of the engine sans incessant honking, a car cabin that doesn't smell of smoke, and the certainty of making it to my destination in one piece.