FLOWBABY

The Luxury of Privacy   Recently, I had occasion to spend a few weeks in a remote village in the tiny Southeast Asian nation of Laos.  Just as I have seen in many other parts of the developing world; they are accustomed to a few more people packed into small places than we are in our spoiled and pampered society.  I have witnessed buses and trains overflowing with humanity.  I have seen bustling streets and marketplaces crowded to the brim but these observations were always made in public.  Even though the thought had crossed my mind before in various and sundry exotic locales, a short stay with the villagers of Ban Nakalom provided the realization that something that is held…