只有你看见的世界,才是对你有意义的存在。美利坚合众国前总统乔治·布什收到过各种花样百出的礼物,其中有两样一定让他没齿难忘。一样是伊拉克记者送上的皮鞋,另一样是来自斯里兰卡用大象粪便做成的有金色花纹的信纸和信封。出产这些象粪信纸的平纳瓦拉镇,位于距离华盛顿13个半时区的斯里兰卡,遥远得仿佛在另一个星球。咆哮的喷气机也要用尽双引擎的全力,才能到达。这里有一座大象孤儿院,但是在这里,那些孤儿并不孤独。在大片葱绿椰林的掩映下,MahaOya河淙淙流淌,发出风铃 Only the world you see is a meaningful existence for you. George Bush, the former President of the United States of America, has received a great variety of presents, two of which must have left him unmotivated. The leather shoes sent by Iraqi journalists, and the gold-colored stationery and envelopes from Sri Lanka made from elephant excrement. The town of Pinhawar, which produces shoddy paper, is located as far away as Sri Lanka, in the 13 and a half time zones of Washington, as if on another planet. Roaring jets also have to exhaust the full power of dual engines to arrive. There is an elephant orphanage here, but here the orphans are not alone. Set amid the lush green coconut groves, the MahaOya River flows churningly and chimes