Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars… and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful.
Everything is simply happy.
Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance.
Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.
~Osho
Mindo, Ecuador
One of the thousands of varieties of orchids that call Ecuador home. Found in the tiny village of Mindo, a cloud forest less than 2 hours from Quito by bus, but a world away in all other respects. Stroll through butterfly farms, spot the famous cock-of-the-rock (it’s a bird!), go tubing on the river, or ziplining for $10.
Young and restless. Taking on the world one country at a time
