blog of 2 free travellers

I was left speechless and deeply touched, for once I’ll keep my post brief…

Here is a couple who are touring across the country… on foot…

Nipun’s blog

His wife, Guri’s blog
“India is such a fascinating place and I’m always amazed at how many unique paths there are leading to the same destination.”

a search for good
“This is where we are posting the profiles that we write up: We hope it becomes an open-source like repository of good stories.”

Seeing some of the entries reminded me of Swades – particularly a scene …where Sharukh crosses a vast barren land to go to this isolated place and converses with that chap out there…

This couple seem to be literally living Einstein’s words…

“From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other – above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.”

~ Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Boy oh boy there’s really a lot of work to be done…

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