His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Lions welcome

Exploring a new walking area in Tokai (a southern suburb of Cape Town) I encountered a remarkable sign at the entrance of a private estate. It read:"Private property. Trespassers will be prosecuted. Lions welcome".
That area is part of the Table Mountain National Park and Lupa and I have walked there several times. Fascinating is that over many hectares all the (non-indigenous) trees of the former tree plantation have been cut down, with the result that the world famous South African Fynbos is reappearing again after only one year.
For the first time in my life I saw many Geranium plants that are higher than I am.

Cup of Mighty Leaf

Since her operation Eva and a cup of coffee do not agree anymore. For that reason she ordered some tea in our favourite coffee shop called "Tashas".
Again I want to share with you the text that accompanies the pouch:
"Magic of the Mighty Leaf.
Since ancient times, a freshly brewed pot filled with whole tea leaves has been revered as the richest in character. Today we proudly continue the tradition. Our handcrafted silken biodegradable pouches are packed with our artisan blends of whole tea leaves, fruits, herbs, spices and flavors too big for ordinary tea bags. Enjoy the liberation of pure tea goodness and rediscover the pleasure of the way tea was naturally meant to be."
Woaw.
That is what I call good marketing, using food for thought as a way of promoting an article.

Dalai Lama

While Eva was having a physio treatment I was reading a South African magazine called Odyssey in the waiting room.
There I found the following quote from the Dalai Lama.
His Holiness was asked: "What surprises you most about humanity?"
He answered:
"What surprises me most is Man.
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health.
Then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present.
And as a result he doesn't live in the present or the future.
And he lives as if he is never going to die,
and then he dies, having never really lived."

With love and blessings to you all.

Bruno