The motivation of all religious practice is similar - love, sincerity, honesty. If we put too much emphasis on our own philosophy, religion, or theory and try to impose it on other people, it makes trouble. -Dalai Lama

Samdu 11
Samdu was stricken with a crippling malady known as "big bone disease" when she was five. Even though she does her best to help care for this rapeseed field, she has to be carried everywhere by her friends. This arthritis-like disease, which only afflicts children, is virtually unknown outside her village.

Photo by Phil Borges
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