The Bai minority people of Yunan province, are keen on ancestor worship, much like other ethnic groups in China. The burning of prayers releases their good wishes into the world of spirits.
He had only seen
the Red Sea and no other ocean. However he imagined what other
bodies of water looked and felt like. He envisioned the landscapes
meeting the water. The desert melted into the Red Sea, but other
oceans would vigorously cut into the land. The Red Sea's thick
salty air swirled with the hot dryness of the sand. Some oceans
would leave mounds of seabed debris where other seas would be
crystal clear. The suns rays hit the top of the Red Sea's waves
creating illusions of surface fire. Your eyes never tire of
looking into the ocean. He looked on and on knowing that the
images in his mind were limitless as long as he could walk through
the landscapes.