Dear Gordi and Lyske

Dear Gordi and Lyske

I suspect you are teasing your North American cousins a bit. Herge was French, n'est-ce pas?

In any case, it's a very clever cartoon. Here's my exegesis:

Captain Haddock and Tin Tin have grown old gracefully, retired to the country and taken up the practice of Buddhism. Their meditation on complete liberation is interrupted when the parade of samsara in its full display comes to their doorstep. Haddock is abashed; Tin Tin in the final panel reminds him that samsara and nirvana are not two.

Thanks for posting the cartoon!

Binny