This was on the wall of a public bath house. "Verily, Verily Allah intends but to keep off from you, (every kind of) uncleanness to you to the people of the House, and purify you (with) a thorough purification".
oh. and my camera info is jacked -- my fault, i hadn't set the date -- it was taken in December of '06
so is this a public bath area, or like a religious ceremonious place? like you get out of the house and come bathe here-place?
and i think religion/belief is cool in this regard because it (belief) tends to absolve one and offer some sort of absolution to matters that the human spirit tends to battle with. i have been looking for absolution for a while now and last night/this morning have decided its a phenomena i can do without, because like most desired attainable quest it left me empty, i have no idea what to do with it. sometimes i have no idea why attaining nothing, or even the pursuit thereof is on my to do list. i tend to want to agree that to be human and live, or atleast be civil requires some effort and that effort of participation in the society we live in should be enough? i used to enjoy and anticipate 'figuring out' human involvement with self, emotions and relations. now i see that all these balances one has to attain and sustain are necessary to gain a greater understanding of a borne-circumstance. like there used to be a lot of people and still are, who shun others for their chosen paths in lives, and now...i think maybe we are just born to grow and get eureka moments at turns on our travels.
i'm not sure how it works changingtibet. but i guess having being started colonially and having that Islam influence, public baths exist. They're no more stranger than public swimming pools & public spas really.