Bali - offerings

The existence of and the quantity of small offerings we see every day is worth mentioning again.

I forgot to say that when we were on the snorkelling trip we had just left the sheltered bay area when the driver slowed right down. His 2nd mate went to the back of the boat with one of these offerings. He said a few words and then carefully leaned over the stern of the boat and laid the offering in the water.

Not sure what we said but we had a fantastic time as well as a safe journey.

We hired a driver today and he had one in his dashboard. He also had 2 wrapped in a plastic bag for the next 2 days.

It is so much a part of their lives it does not seem to me to be related to "religion" in the form that we as western Christians think about religion. It just is something they do. It is quite compelling in a way.