Ben was distracted with phone messages when we started out for Don Hoi Lot – turns out this was the same day he had volunteered to feed the monks of his community temple before the tour assignment was made. Fortunately, during his weekly zoom call with family he asked for help and his sister and brother-in-law said they’d cover for him. But the devil is in the details and there were lots of last minute things that needed attending to….Ben has a special fondness for monks having trained as one for a full year. In the Buddhist tradition, if a son is a monk for at least a year he can function as a bridge to heaven for his mother when she dies. Good son. good man.
