attitudes & perceptions

the Balinese widow sat by a path
in the shade eating
drinking and talking
quietly with her family and friends

after the cremation ceremony

about sekala - what is seen
and nisekala - what is unseen

“Wow!” Michiyo said when Smith finished. “Amazing!”

“Yes,” he said. “It’s about impermanence and perception. When people change their attitudes they change their perceptions.”

“Is that all that happens?”

“Well, it’s about connections on many levels, you see. When people change their attitudes it affects their values and changes their belief window.”

“What’s a belief window?”

“How you see things. Some cultures think with their heart instead of their head.”

“I see.” Their laughter shattered the calm silence.

Wild cranes lifted from rice paddies into blue sky slashing their shadows through light.

The sky is the same color no matter where you are.