What you don't have, you don't need it now...

As I looked out the window of the train yesterday evening, I could see green hills in the distance with lush palm trees sprinkled amongst rice paddies. There were flocks of beautiful black birds with white patches on their wings swooping and playing, and graceful white cranes standing in the water near the railroad tracks. Clouds hovered near the peaks of the far off mountains, and I made out the outline of a gilded Buddha statue peeking out behind the palms as the train passed a temple. As I turned to take in the view from the other side of the train, the sun was beginning to set, painting the sky red. The windows were wide open and the smell of smoke from the crop fires burning in the nearby fields wafted in. I smiled to myself as tears welled up in my eyes, and thought yet again how lucky I am to be right here, right now.