Seller of Jamu
On sidewalk joining the street, this street where everything passed; cars, motorcycles, trucks, men, cows, wind and time; I stood alone, leaning my back to a fence of some rundown antique shop. Wind was whistling a sweet sound as the sun directed a beam of warm light upon my skin; and upon everything else. There, on the other side of the street. A granny selling Jamu was resting, with wrinkly face and dusty clothes, with calm gestures she rested. Jamu is a traditional herbal beverages. Saffron, ginger, jasmine, tamarind, papaya leaf, can make a good Jamu. From the sweetest of saffron, to the most bitter of brutawali, lies the various tastes and the healthy benefits. Though modern medicines are widely spreading, and will probably kill the attraction of Jamu, many people still believe in the power of Jamu; many still make and sell them. Through the eyes of that old woman, I saw a future where soon people will come back to Jamu, people will come back to the healthy habit of drinking herbal beverages, people will grow herbal plants in their garden and people will be able to make Jamu by themselves. And people will be healthy once again as was our ancestor, without chemicals goods, without processed foods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamu