The Pendulum
of Time
Michael and
Judith
Basch
Just last
week, I had the very great pleasure of meeting Michael and Judith
Basch once again. And, they told of their trip
to Mongolia. And, there was very much to see and admire.
There were
the vast empty plains
that went to horizons, there was the flora with its
strength to survive the hardest of winters, there were
the rivers that flowed from the mountains, and there was the
uniqueness of its wonderful people as well. They
understood fully the balance of nature in connection
with everyday life. But, this beauty had its dark sides as well.
There were
the post-communist ruins of industrial plants, the huge
blocks of flats that should never have been, and, and this was the
saddest of all, the many ruins of fine Buddhist temples. Communism
had had no time for religion. But, then came the surprise!
And, the surprise was in the middle of nowhere
and all alone on a plain. It was a beautiful Buddhist temple that
miraculously had not been destroyed. And, being open, Michael and
Judith Basch entered in. And, there in front of their eyes was the
pendulum of time! A grandmother, her daughter, and her
daughter's daughter. Three generations. And, what they were doing
was not only telling, but moving as well.
The grandmother was carefully wrapping sacred
books in fine silk, and, whilst doing so, gently patting
each one and saying a prayer. Her daughter was very clearly nervous
and wanted to leave. She was still feeling the terrible
oppression
of times that had
gone. But, the granddaughter was doing exactly the same as her
grandmother. Gently patting each book and saying a prayer. It was as
if communism had never existed. She was living the magic of belief.
The pendulum had swung back again.
It was Spring when Michael and Judith Basch
visited Mongolia. And, it wasn't only the flowers that were coming
out again, the Mongolian soul was blossoming, too. And,
that was a wonderful thing.
Vocabulary
blossoming
– blühen
empty – leer
in connection – in Zusammenhang
oppression
– niederdrücken
patting
– tätscheln
pendulum
- Pendel
plain - Ebene
plant – Anlagen
present
– anwesend
survive – überleben
telling
- wegweisend
terrible
- furchtbar
uniqueness - einzigartig
vast – enorm
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