"Truth is stranger than fiction" goes the old saying - and this blog seeks to make available to all as many stories and anectdotes as possible that highlight the strange, interesting and, sometimes, funny lives of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people down the ages, as well as share some difficult-to believe tidbits of information. Enjoy!!!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
A monk's life...
Monks in the hermit monastery of Ketho in Tibet alternate between 3 years, 3 months and 13 days of outside freedom - and 3 years, 3 months and 13 days of solitary confinement in a meditation cell.