making meaning out of words
Simple words that hold big meaning. Mahatma Gandhi's words have echoed through the decades and inspired leaders and citizens to strive for peace in times where there was little to be found. While I am no world leader or tenacious activist, I have drawn upon Gandhi's words as one source of encouragement as I move on to the next chapter in my life's adventure. Tomorrow I will begin the long journey to a "Haven of Peace" at the Shanti Bhavan Children's Project in Bangalore, India. It is here that I will experience India for the first time, a journey I have been yearning to take since I was a young girl. It is here that I will experience what it is like to live with just the essentials. It is here that I will test out how many days I can get away with using dry shampoo, even though I think I have already mastered that skill. It is here that I will face challenges I have yet to concoct in my mind, and I have an active imagination....