pipal paints

At work I met an Indian man who was in the states for business. During his stay we spoke about his culture back home in India. We discussed his choice for being vegetarian, the cuisines his wife makes in their kitchen, and all the languages his children are learning in school. I was informed on many facts that I didn't know about his motherland. He was also interested in some of ours. The man noticed that all our staff was bilingual. He questioned our nationalities and asked if we were all Mexican because we all spoke Spanish. I must admit the question caused a smirk on my face as I attempted to explain that Spanish is a language spoken in the Caribbean Islands, Central and South America, as well as countries in Europe. He was well satisfied with my explanation and at the end of our conversation he told me he had something for me.

The Indian man, who's name I have regretfully forgotten, rushed to his room and bought down what from a distance looked like a very thin peace of paper with a drawing on it. He explained it to be an oil paining on a real Pipal leaf.