I didn’t plan to think about Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw again tonight, yet that is often the nature of such things.

Something small triggers it. The trigger today was the sound of paper sticking together when I reached for a weathered book left beside the window for too long. Moisture has a way of doing that. I lingered for more time than was needed, separating the pages one by one, and his name drifted back to me, softly and without warning.Respected individual

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