On my return trip from Italy, I stopped through Copenhagen, Denmark to learn about the culture and people, and for the Copenhagen Jazz Festival. I brought warm weather from Italy with me. Ironically, I met a Danish couple from Copenhagen on the hiking trail in Italy who helped me, and told me the weather hopefully would be sunny and warm when I arrived.
As I traveled in Denmark that is the size of a small state in US, the people are mild mannered, and polite. When I reached Copenhagen, I attempted to schedule my day with no success. I then decided to get a taxi cab and wing it. I asked the taxi driver where I should go, and he took me to the canals.
I found a boat tour of the canals of Copenhagen, saw the sights, ate wonderful food, and shopped among the Danish. I found them to be very private, but when approached they are helpful and kind. The Danish do not confront each other, but with a smile, they are able to convey displeasure. For example, a man at the train station was about to dispose his trash on the ground. I merely smiled at him and he was aware of my displeasure, and then took away his trash. Copenhagen is very clean for a major city, and the Danish take pride in their clean environment and ride their bicycles everywhere.
At one of the jazz venues, I met a father and daughter. I asked for information and struck up a conversation about Danish politics, the environment, natural disasters, and global issues. Both are very educated, the man is a retired school teacher and his daughter is a copywriter. Although, both are educated,they didn’t understand how Americans can live with natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, landslides, earth quakes, and wild fires.
I explained that people come to accept the conditions they must live in, and when they are no longer able to tolerate these conditions, they will relocate. Humans have lived this way for thousands of years and we have been able to adapt to our environment, and we will continue to do so through our climate change that we are now experiencing globally. Blessings to our world, Brooke (Copyright 2013 Kundalini Spirit with All Rights Reserved)

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