The Qinghai and Tibetan plateau

The second time I ever cried during my entire trip here, was nothing similar to the previous case. There are many reasons why a person will cry, either its about sadness, or its about joy. In fact, my tear-drops was not tears of sadness or disappointment, but rather, the peace and hope I felt when I looked out of the window.....

The scenery along the Qinghai and Tibetan plateau.


I was on route, returning from Lama’s house to Xining in Qinghai province. The scenery along the entire side of the road is so breath-taking, instead the busy and jammed-packed streets of Orchard Road.

Along the way, I see nothing that resembled humans. Only four legged animals, grazing so freely on the endless supplies of grass. in fact, I think that I think their stomach will bulge and exploded if they keep their heads down for another few more hours. I managed to see the sun set ( I need to travel for about 16 hours in the bus, and I will reach Xining around 5 am the next day morning!)

Picture this: rays of the sun splashes the green mountains with orange and yellow, lush green fields dotted with black and white yaks.

I felt I was so small, so insignificant, just like a speck of dust when I am faced with the wonder of nature. Upon that I could feel my eyes swelled with tears. Have you ever been in a situation that you are so touched by scenery that you can cry? and so as i was sitting on the bus, alone, looking out the clear window panel, and just see all these colours filling up my eyes, I remembered a quote from my idol- Helen Keller.

She said:" Isn't it sad to know that people who are blessed with the gift of sight are using them more for convenience than using them to add fullness to life?"

When you really see the wonderful creation of God- the great nature and you see it with your heart, it is so touching. I may be emotional.....


It was quite amazing that my emotions were well challenged and fully utilized. Once in while, we have to just let out our emotions, to double check that it is still there with us. What separate us from animals is that we are blessed with emotions.