Last Day of October - Thoughts about India

Well I'm finding it a little gard to adjust to life back here in europe. Yes it is cold and rainy which is a vast difference to the weather in India but life in general is so different and I feel more than a little guilty at the amazing life I have and the beautiful countryisde that surrounds me. The richness of my life in material form is vast when compared to that of the many people we saw and encountered during our trip. Does that mean those people are poorer or unhappier? No I don't think so.... naturally everyone out there is working so hard often simply hand to mouth to earn enough to eat that evening or the next day and they would love a little more than they have but we saw plenty of smiling and happy people, children playing and a simplicity of life that left me in complete admiration ... money does not make you happy for sure it comes from way deeper.... I think that their devotion to whichever religion they have chosen - Muslim, Christian or Hindu and we met them all - provides them with an assurance deep within that everything is as it should be and God will be there for them no matter what and that ultimately everyone is connected in this universe- something we lack in our european world of seperateness. Their faith and devotion forms part of their every day routine just as we brush our teeth or dress for the day ahead whereas we reserve our worship - often the rare times we do - for a church environment on a Sunday or simple at Christmas....thus creating a seperate nature to our faith as opposed to one that has a direct affect on our every day lives.....This is just my opinion of course but I think this faith interlinked with one's day allows a person to feel more confident that their is a higher purpose to the mundane every day, to the hard work and thus be happier about daily tasks. And boy are the daily tasks hard work for many out there! Namaste