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

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.

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.

This is the entrance to the Home of the Sick and Dying, it's amazing and ironic that you practically walk over bodies of people lying in the streets--many of whom would qualify as exceptionally sick by our standards, but aren't eligible for admission into this home.
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.

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