His current path, however, is still scattered with stones, albeit in a different manner. The zealous devotee of rare stones, Bunyong Lertnimitr, allows his imagination to run wild while looking at stones of different shapes, size and patterns. Over the decades, he has collected some 100,000 stones in his collection and given them captivating names. A wide variety of sea, mountain and river stones stir my imagination. I get real joy from collecting rare stones because they stir my imagination.
Imagination is a very powerful resource for human beings.
If wisely used, it can yield good, creative result. But in the chaotic world, we rarely develop our inner potential of letting our imagination just flow. In 1999 Mr Bunyong established the Rare Stone Museum. According to Mr Bunyong, stone museums do exist in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. But his is the first of its kind in the Kingdom.