Hello Cloud!

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen teacher, tells this story of the life of a cloud in his book, no death, no fear.

He follows the cloud as it forms through the heat of the sun on water in oceans, rivers and lakes.

The cloud floats through the sky and you see it. You say: "There is a cloud."

Eventually, the cloud comes back to earth as rain. It waters the grass in a meadow. A cow eats the grass.

The cow's milk is made into ice cream. You buy an ice cream cone and as you take your first bite, you say: "Hello cloud!"

Photo by Peggy Radcliffe