It's Monday morning here in Thailand. However this post will show up for you in the West as being my second Sunday post.
You probably know the verse in Isaiah 52:7, "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news --- Your God reigns!" A wonderful affirmation for any of us who are seeking to share the Good News of Jesus and His kingdom: with family, friends, co-workers or people in other time zones. With God's help we have the privilege of introducing others to God's Good News.
Absolutely unrelated to this biblical truth - except that good looking feet are involved - is the experience I had two days ago. I'd seen others experiencing it in Vietnam, now it was my turn. Our aquarium ticket (see previous post) included several things including "Happy Feet". We didn't realize what that was until near the end of the tour when we came to the Happy Feet location. I'll try to describe it and forgive me for not having a photo.
Picture two circular pools in a fenced off enclosure, each pool the size of a hot tub, with room for about 10 to sit around the edge and dangle their feet in the water. The pool is only about four feet deep with just two feet of water. In the pool are hundreds of tiny, slim fish, each about 2 cm long. You enter the enclosure, remove your shoes, roll up your pant legs and have your feet washed and dried by a Thai woman.
Then you sit down at the pool edge and dangle your feet into the cool water. Instantly little fish come to your feet and begin to nibble on them! They don't bite you, they nibble on any tiny thing that clings to your live skin. Jan could hardly handle the tickling sensation. In fact she only left her heels in for a three or four minutes and that was enough for her.
Not me. I wanted happy, beautiful feet. :) So for 10 - 15 minutes I allowed dozens - maybe a hundred - tiny fish nibble away at my old feet. I shower daily but I never scrub my feet. And I have never had a pedicure. :) Obviously the fish were delighted because I had far more fish at my feet than the other four younger persons who were "feeding the fish" with me.
After returning to the hotel and showering, I looked at my feet. Sure enough they looked the best they have looked in years! Beautiful, happy feet! How great is life in SE Asia. Now we have to go and catch a flight back to Hanoi.
Have a great week!
You probably know the verse in Isaiah 52:7, "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news --- Your God reigns!" A wonderful affirmation for any of us who are seeking to share the Good News of Jesus and His kingdom: with family, friends, co-workers or people in other time zones. With God's help we have the privilege of introducing others to God's Good News.
Absolutely unrelated to this biblical truth - except that good looking feet are involved - is the experience I had two days ago. I'd seen others experiencing it in Vietnam, now it was my turn. Our aquarium ticket (see previous post) included several things including "Happy Feet". We didn't realize what that was until near the end of the tour when we came to the Happy Feet location. I'll try to describe it and forgive me for not having a photo.
Picture two circular pools in a fenced off enclosure, each pool the size of a hot tub, with room for about 10 to sit around the edge and dangle their feet in the water. The pool is only about four feet deep with just two feet of water. In the pool are hundreds of tiny, slim fish, each about 2 cm long. You enter the enclosure, remove your shoes, roll up your pant legs and have your feet washed and dried by a Thai woman.
Then you sit down at the pool edge and dangle your feet into the cool water. Instantly little fish come to your feet and begin to nibble on them! They don't bite you, they nibble on any tiny thing that clings to your live skin. Jan could hardly handle the tickling sensation. In fact she only left her heels in for a three or four minutes and that was enough for her.
Not me. I wanted happy, beautiful feet. :) So for 10 - 15 minutes I allowed dozens - maybe a hundred - tiny fish nibble away at my old feet. I shower daily but I never scrub my feet. And I have never had a pedicure. :) Obviously the fish were delighted because I had far more fish at my feet than the other four younger persons who were "feeding the fish" with me.
After returning to the hotel and showering, I looked at my feet. Sure enough they looked the best they have looked in years! Beautiful, happy feet! How great is life in SE Asia. Now we have to go and catch a flight back to Hanoi.
Have a great week!
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