I didn’t plan to think about Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw again tonight, however, that is frequently how memory works.

A tiny spark is usually enough to ignite the memory. The trigger today was the sound of paper sticking together while I was browsing through an old book kept on a shelf too close to the window. Moisture has a way of doing that. I found myself hesitating for a long moment, methodically dividing each page, and in that stillness, his name reappeared u

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