Saturday, January 9, 2010

What fits the "image in your mind" is beautiful



The Amber Fort at Jaipur was amazing. We saw the sunrise, rode the elephant to climb up to the fort. The sight, colors, music were a perfect blend.

While I like it, I reflected and cant help but wonder - maybe I like it because it is the "exotic India" that I have in mind? Dont we all like places/people when they "fit our mental image" - because only then, it "felt right to us"?

Exactly same commentary a day ago, when at one of the hotels at Agra, we saw from the bar's balcony fires on the terrain on the other side, a woman in traditional India dress dancing to local music, with Taj Mahal in the backdrop against a sunset. Isnt that the perfect India image that tourists are looking for? Hence we find it nice?

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