No English

[Cane Rattler]

He's a gentle Tibetan Refugee, he salvages cans and such in East Sacramento.  I first met him by presenting him with a bag of cans.  He bowed a lotus hand, in the inimitable Tibetan Bhuddist fashion and said "no english".  He has very little but he offered me a cigarette of his own, likely his only available gift of substance. I politely declined with a lotus bow.   Hsieh hsieh has become our greeting in passing, he's there on Thursday early mornings, rain or shine, mud or blood.  No he doesn't have a camper, only a smile and hsieh hsieh for his good fortune to be out of Tibet and the Chinese Communists grip.

 

I complained that my shoes were old and dirty, until I met a vet with no legs....

 

Cane Rattler