The salt men of Tibet

The salt men of Tibet is a beautiful drama that unfolds about a few nomadic men and their yaks who go to gather salt from a lake. It is a joy to watch them gather salt, how they tend to their cattle, their camps, their tea drinkings, and their spirituality. Their leisurely lives make us nostalgic and we are forced to think of the noise that engulfs our own daily lives. We are also left with a concern that this beautiful tradition of salt gathering practiced for centuries may not last long. Trucks that are soon replacing yaks leave little room for tea drinkings and the long camp outs for salt men. Sigh!