Last night, Perth had the honour of being the start line for the national tour of the Dalai Lama (6/6).
My train journey home takes me past the venue where he was to speak and I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many cars packed in like vehicular sardines at this place. It was incredible the interest that was being shown in seeing this spiritual leader (ironically enough, one of the main topics he covered was climate change – something that I’m sure to which all those cars contributed).
My lamentation comes from the fact that I didn’t get to hear him speak. There are numerous great thinkers around the world and it’s always a privilege to hear their own musings, regardless of whether you agree with them, are part of the denomination or whatever.
If you ever happen to have the chance to hear people that challenge, question or stimulate thought, take it! It’s people like these who keep us on our toes and adaptive to the world around us.
And if anyone did happen to hear him speak, please leave a comment and tell us what it meant to you and what impact did it have.
