SMILE PLEASE is where I bring beautiful smiles from around the world into my blog.
But this one is different or unique is more appropriate word. This was when I was in a Monastery in Kao San Rod of Bangkok. I was spending a day in Bangkok after 2 months in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Myanmar. I was tired and had planned some rest before my return to India.
So I landed up in a temple in Kao San Road after breakfast. I had been to this temple before, yet I thought why not another time. And then something very usual happened. I noticed a little group of young monks sitting on a discussion in a jovial mood.
I wanted to make a picture of that moment. I have known by then that some monks could be sigh for pictures or would not like to be photographed. So I decided to ask before making the picture and they all nodded yes to my question.
While, I was making my picture the monk in the center laughed. It was a shock for me as I never saw a monk laughing like that and I could not capture the moment. I wanted to get that laugh. Although they were a group of noves, i.e young monks, they are already taught to give up on emotions. Immediately the happy monk, who was living a moment full of happiness as he is been photographed by a foreigner, sealed his smile.
I wanted him to smile again. Not only for my picture, but more for himself. I made many pictures and would politely say every time Smile Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee!
But there was no success. If you see the pictures carefully then you would notice the emotions hidden behind this quiet monk.
But this one is different or unique is more appropriate word. This was when I was in a Monastery in Kao San Rod of Bangkok. I was spending a day in Bangkok after 2 months in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Myanmar. I was tired and had planned some rest before my return to India.
So I landed up in a temple in Kao San Road after breakfast. I had been to this temple before, yet I thought why not another time. And then something very usual happened. I noticed a little group of young monks sitting on a discussion in a jovial mood.
I wanted to make a picture of that moment. I have known by then that some monks could be sigh for pictures or would not like to be photographed. So I decided to ask before making the picture and they all nodded yes to my question.
While, I was making my picture the monk in the center laughed. It was a shock for me as I never saw a monk laughing like that and I could not capture the moment. I wanted to get that laugh. Although they were a group of noves, i.e young monks, they are already taught to give up on emotions. Immediately the happy monk, who was living a moment full of happiness as he is been photographed by a foreigner, sealed his smile.
I wanted him to smile again. Not only for my picture, but more for himself. I made many pictures and would politely say every time Smile Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee!
But there was no success. If you see the pictures carefully then you would notice the emotions hidden behind this quiet monk.
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