It is very important to go out alone,

to sit under a tree

not with a book,

not with a companion,

but by yourself

and observe the falling of a leaf,

hear the lapping of the water,

the fishermen’s song,

watch the flight of a bird,

and of your own thoughts

as they chase each

other across the space of your mind.

If you are able to be alone and watch these things,

then you will discover extraordinary riches

which no government can tax,

no human agency can corrupt,

and which can never be destroyed.

Jiddu Krishnamurti