The Golden Hour
ServiceSpace
--Paul VanSlambrouck
1 minute read
Jun 18, 2013

 

I met a men recently who inspired me.  Agung Rai started an art museum and community center in Ubud, Bali in 1996.  HIs goal was a living museum, one that is connected to Balinese life.  He enjoys taking small, select groups on something called the "golden hour."  You arrive at the museum grounds at 6 A.M. and he drives you in darkness into the mountains and jungles of Bali.  He likes to stop in the middle of the winding mountain road and direct you to an opening into the jungle. "Go walk; be silent; listen and observe," he tells you.  Birds are singing, wind rustling the thick vegetation and water ... lots of water running.  Water is the lifeblood of Bali rice farming. Over 100 students come to the museum grounds each week, after school, to learn about the art, life and culture of Bali.  Agung's motto for all he does: "learning and sharing."  When visitors walk the grounds of his center, they will find him working inconspicuously outdoors.  When they ask who he is, he simply says, "the gardener."  

 

Posted by Paul VanSlambrouck on Jun 18, 2013