Darbar Sahib, Heaven on Earth

A full year since I first stepped foot in the Golden temple of Amritsar, so many things have changed, I've grown in ways indescribable. I wanted to have my mind blown and that's most assuredly what's happened. These last months have been especially intense, thus my lack of writing, how to write when I can't even come to conclusions within my own mind. Three more days, then I'll be on a plane leaving the reality that I've drenched myself in for the last 13 months. To be plopped back home during the holiday season, how wonderful. I can't think of anything better :D
I've just had a most fabulous of birthdays, Ben Small ( his blog: http://liminaldivagation.blogspot.com/ )
and I spent a most fabulous day blissed out in the Golden Temple. We napped in grass, soaking up the winter sun, podded(?) peas, rolled flatbreads and listened to the chanting of the Sikh holy book. I'm blessed, if there is one thing to take back from India, it's the sense that our lives are so precious, that we have all the capabilities to do whatever we'd like with our lives. Through these months I've had the whole gamut of experiences, but there is a common thread that stitches the fabric of life together. Whatever one would like to call it there is something there, something un-quantifiable, ever present. It is what augments our humanity, allows us to raise above the world that is so screwed up and recognize that this world is beautiful and our lives are so precious. I've had my real world experience, and in realizing deep within me how blessed I am, I now am going to do as much as I can to make this world a palace for all.
Being in the presence of this magical place is filling me with the highest aspirations for myself and the world. The Golden temple is a model, all are included, everyone's invited to serve, eat, sleep and pray. I'm going to enjoy these moments so that when I can pass along a little bit of this feeling, to bridge the gap between India and the USA, of us and them, you and me, god and humanity.
I'm not such a good writer and I'm especially out of practice, but nonetheless I will try to say this as best I can.
THANK YOU! I'm a product of the world, culture, community, friends, family, and everything in between. I'm 20 years old! Twenty blessed years I've been in this body and I'm so happy for everyone along the way. Have a wonderful time and I'll see everyone soon :D
Blessings from The Golden Temple