Enlightenment

This weekend I had the unexpected pleasure of attending a public talk on Universal Responsibility and Economics by...the Dali Lama! I didn't even realize that he was going to be in Zurich. With no radio or television I have almost no idea what is going on in the world around me. Anyway, he was very down to earth, humorous and enlightening of course :) Perhaps the most interesting part of the whole event for me was the audience. I loved how they nodded and clapped in agreement at everything he said, such as peace, loving kindness, equality, etc and then went right back to scowling at the person next to them for who knows what. Have to love hypocrisy. I on the other hand didn't nod or clap...knowing my flaws all too well :)

In other news, my mother will be gracing Switzerland with her presence in less than three days! I'm sure they'll be some interesting posts to follow...