Snapshot

I want to capture his soul
Because his story has to be told

Often I wonder if buildings have an ability to absorb personality. Like how the ancient walls of Hue, which have weathered hails of bullets and rain in silence, seem to reflect the soul of my guide as he looked out onto his city. I remember this moment. As I inched closer towards him, he snapped out of his daze and pointed out his home to me, a home I would visit the next day on our way to the imperial tombs. A home that made me realise.
Last week, The Economist ran a 14 page special report on Vietnam branding Vietnam as Asia's other miracle. A miracle indeed; paid for in full with blood and sweat.