To      Michael J

From Melanie K

• • the Lovely Garden beside a Thai Buddhist Temple 
  • the Freshness of Post-Meditation
  • the Purity of Post-Meditation
  • the High of Talking Dharma with a New Friend, Luke 
  • Surrounded by Bonsai Trees
  • the Smell of Thai food Wafting through the Cool Night Air
  • a Golden Palace to our left
  • a Cherubic Monk in Yellow Robes and his Young Monk Friend Humbly Taking Out the Trash 
  • the Cute Bumblebee Girl and her Very Cool Food Container 
  • the Cute Thai Woman and her Equally Cute Apron 
  • a Nice Young Woman by Your Side who Makes for Great Company!
  • the Solace of Friendship in the Air
  • the Promise of a New Community of Fellow Buddhists; the Joy of having Somewhere Else to Call Home
  • (For You) the Lasting Comfort of Hugging a Nice German Woman (Too Old for Meditation? No! Why does she think that?)
  • Nature
  • Happiness*