Sunday, October 19, 2008

we find ourselves in a little valley


"not if the earth could look like this, he thought. Not if he could hear the hope and the promise like a voice, with leaves, tree trunks and rocks instead of words. but he knew that the earth looked like this only because he had seen no sign of men for hours; he was alone, riding his bicycle down a forgotten trail through the hills of Pennsylvania where he had never been before, where he could feel the fresh wonder of an untouched world."

It is Ayn Rand who best describes the Wutai Shan valley.

2 comments:

charlieandgwen said...

This is picture is so lovely!!! and I love the photos on the train too. gwen

TLittle said...

I can't believe how eloquent Ayn Rand is. Still does not make me want to read Fountainhead. And I agree that picture breathes a good atmosphere.