One of my best friends from college used to have a Volkswagen bus.He would spend hours tinkering with his engine in the driveway of the house we rented with some friends.He wasn’t an expert mechanic, but he found great joy in figuring things out.It was a sort of puzzle that led to a lot of satisfaction when he got his van working just right.

Years ago while traveling in Tibet, I was amazed by the dryness of the climate. Though the mountains were covered with snow, and the rivers were raging torrents, the ground was largely a dusty wasteland.