On a recent flight back to Jakarta from Singapore, I found myself seated in Seat 8A—a seemingly ordinary spot that became the backdrop for an extraordinary moment of reflection. Armed with a book courtesy of a friend, I oscillated between the world within its pages and my own thoughts, triggered by the profound stories I was reading. The book I was reading was Like The Flowing River by Paulo Coelho.
Read MoreI stood in the alley way in awe and an older gentleman came from behind me and stood next to me. I looked at him and said "That's pretty cool, isn't it?". He nodded. I then said "Man it would be so awesome to go up there to photograph them". He said "What would you use that for?". "Oh it's for my personal use, I might just shoot it on my Iphone..." He then turned to me and said "You should then". In the back of my mind, I was thinking that I shouldn't be up there, considering OSHA requirements and all, and I asked him if that's going to be ok for me to go up the vertical ladder to the roof of the building which I don't have permission to. Then the man said "It's alright, I own the building". I had to do a double take when I heard that and while I still couldn't believe him, I said thank you, and I proceeded to climb up the ladder to go up and meet them.
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