Madeline Drexler Quotes
The Greatest Religion Gives Suffering To Nobody," Reads A Weather-beaten Sign, Quoting The Buddha, At Chele La Pass, The Highest Motorable Point In The Country, Near Paro. This Maxim Is Everywhere Evident. As A Bhutanese Friend And I Walked In The Mountains One Afternoon, He Reflexively Removed Insects From The Path And Gently Placed Them In The Verge, Out Of Harm's Way. Early One Morning In Thimphu, I Saw A Group Of Young Schoolboys, In Their Spotless White-sleeved Ghos, Crouching Over A Mouse On The Street, Gently Offering It Food. In Bhutan, The Horses That Trudge Up The Steep Trail To The Tiger's Nest Monastery Are Reserved For Out-of-shape Tourists; Bhutanese Don't Consider Horses Beasts Of Burden And Prefer Not To Make Them Suffer Under Heavy Loads. Even Harvesting Honey Is Considered A Sign Of Disrespect For The Industrious Bees; My Young Guide, Kezang, Admonished Me For Buying A Bottle Of Bhutanese Honey To Take Home. (Chastened, I Left It There.) In
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