I took this photo when I was attending the Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication in 2004. This photo does not do it justice but it purely serves as a reminder and an inspiration to me to look at the bigger picture. I was at this institution in the middle of redwood country for almost a month, but I was so busy doing my conference activities that I forgot to appreciate the wonders of life. Thanks to Jack Condon and Nagesh Rao, some great interculturalists/teachers, who gave us some disposable cameras, I was able to see this giant tree, that existed hundreds of years before me, that went through so much changes, and could testify to the challenges of animosity. How did I not notice this giant being? This is a reminder for me to cultivate stillness and look beyond myslef; and concentrate on the "big picture" in any situation and in life.
~May Lee Moua-Vue
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