Happiness Quote by Heinrich Harrer
““The name Kyirong means “the village of happiness,” and it really deserves the name. I shall never cease thinking of this place with yearning, and if I can choose where to pass the evening of my life, it will be in Kyirong. There I would build myself a house of red cedar wood and have one of the rushing mountain streams running through my garden, in which every kind of fruit would grow, for though its altitude is over 9,000 feet, Kyirong lies on the twenty-eighth parallel. When we arrived in January the temperature was just below freezing it seldom falls below -10 degrees Centigrade. The seasons correspond to the Alps, but the vegetation is subtropical. Once can go skiing the whole year round, and in the summer there is a row of 20,000-footers to climb.””
About This Quote
Source Travelogue: “Seven Years in Tibet” by Heinrich Harrer, 1952
A remote high‑altitude village offers a unique blend of harsh climate and lush life, inspiring longing for a simple, harmonious home.
In simple terms: A beautiful, harsh place can feel like home.
Key Takeaway
Seek simple joy in unlikely places.
Themes
nature
home
longing
altitude
Mood
adventurous
nostalgic
Type
travel
personal
When to use this quote
- mountain trekking
- building a retreat
- seasonal living
Key Concepts
geography
culture
environmentalism
Questions to Reflect On
- What would you need to thrive there?
- How does altitude shape culture?
A Different Perspective
The description may romanticize hardship, overlooking daily struggles.
![“June [Hillary] had been doing all these things - the Himalayas and all the rest of it - so we had done things together for a long time, and, particularly as far as our Sherpas were concerned, we had a very sound, I think, philosophy. So that made it very easy for us to agree on what should be done.” quote by Edmund Hillary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b29/edmund-hillary-3760_agree_june-hillary-had-been-doing-all-these-th_475782.jpg)
