Trust in the goodness of life

  I'm tired this evening. A small temple offers to sleep there. A couple of boys are playing cricket in front. Since there is no man in sight, I ask the oldest boy if it is possible to sleep in front of the temple. But the boy, bold and self-confident, refuses my request: No, I can't sleep there! On the one hand, I'm surprised, but I feel that that wasn't the last word. - In the end, they let me sleep there. - Late in the night, however, screams from a woman ring in my ears: sometimes plaintive, sometimes reproachful, sometimes confused. In the early morning the screams get louder. On the way to urinate, I spot the woman. She appears to be very mentally disturbed and has spent the night outdoors. – It's the first time in India that I've experienced such a confused and abandoned person. Normally, I experience wonderful extended families in which everyone has their place.   ......   Another time I had arrived late at a remote temple. At first I can't a...

  -         9 months have passed. how are you physically. o   Sometimes shoulders hurt from carrying luggage; with a professional hiking backpack, this pain would be less, but it is only slightly disturbing. But during the rainy season, also when I had bought new chappals, my feet were often sore. Once it was so bad that I had to rest in one place for eight days. - Quite atypically, a peaceful dog once bit me, just like that. – Apart from that: sometimes a few bones crunch during the morning fitness exercises; but that wears off after a few repetitions. – With food it's like this: If it's very spicy, my stomach sometimes hurts. That's why when people ask for food preferences, I ask for less spiciness. – Apart from that I feel perfectly healthy.   -         And how is it mentally? Did you sometimes have thoughts of breaking off the trip? o   In fact, there were periods of weakness. In summer I alway...