losing my saftey net

First things first, I lost my bag.  All I know is that it is somewhere between San Francisco and Kathmandu.   In the mean time the other members in the group have been extremely kind in letting me use and borrow anything I need.  I bring this up because I am used to having everything I need, and then some, and many of the people in here in Nepal are not.  I know this experience doesn’t come close, but not having my bag has helped me to relate to some of the people here in Nepal.  Many of them live without mountains of useless possessions that several of us, including myself, consider “essential”. But they are still happy.  They have what they need and what is important to them.  This way of life is inspiring.  How many of the things in my house just sit there never being used?  I arrived in Nepal with what I had on my back.  For all intents and purposes the things on my back may as well be all I have in the world.  Everything else is across the globe.  I will go forward remembering to stay humble, to live simply, and most important that I have the key to happiness not my things.