“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” -Mother Teresa » entrance-to-nirmal

Upon entering the Home of the Sick and Dying this is the first image you see--it's an experience difficult to describe, an overload of sensory experiences of touch, sight, sound, and smell--unforgettable, and on one hand stomach-turning and the other comforting. It's something I can't quite describe. This simple picture is my favorite because of the memories it invokes, plus there are so many simple fundamental elements in this picture that comprise the heart of this Home, Mother Teresa, and India.

Upon entering the Home of the Sick and Dying this is the first image you see–it’s an experience difficult to describe, an overload of sensory experiences of touch, sight, sound, and smell–unforgettable, and on one hand stomach-turning and the other comforting. It’s something I can’t quite describe. This simple picture is my favorite because of the memories it invokes, plus there are so many simple fundamental elements in this picture that comprise the heart of this Home, Mother Teresa, and India.

This is the road to the Home of Sick/Dying, also to the Kali temple. Here there was much security (due to the bombings weeks before in Mumbai) coupled with vendors lining the streets as well as thousands of homeless.
The guy looking over towards me in the bed was just a magical person, and not in some spiritual/esoteric sense--just a special guy; his name was Arithnabeb, one of the few who spoke English

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