The Buddhist Tree

There was a cool rain today. The rainy season is not far away. The rain brings the precious water needed to grow the rice that is life giving. The people show great excitement and happiness when it rains. Rain means life goes on.
The Cambodians have a “Buddhist Tree”. I think it is called a banyan tree. I’m not sure. The story is that the Buddha sat under a banyan tree and became enlightened.
In front of our ship now is a very large one. The people sit all day under the shade of the leaves on the enormous root system that is exposed by high water in the rainy season. They wait all day hoping to be seen. It is cool under the “Buddhist Tree”.