Name: thea alvin | E-mail: thea.alvin@gmail.com | URI: http://www.myearthwork.com | IP: 58.210.108.124

hey john, i’m in china visiting the venice of the east. there are many spiritual and awe inspiring sights here even in the dirty hustle and bustle of the city. this morning i pedaled out to a pagoda south of suzhou and east of the grand canal. i brought the sam stone with me there and together at the top of the hill we watched the inscence burn and saw the candle light and listened to the chanting of the singers in the temple. we spent a long time there in the peace. i carried the stone down the hill again and out to the edge of the lake where, beside some rickety old boats and farmers, but under a sheltering lion i put the stone. I didnt know sam. but i know the love of a parent for a child now gone. and i am glad that i could bring your sam stone with me as i also bring my own son, in my heart if not my hand.