How we want to perceive Shangri-La shall determine whether or not it exists. An absolute utopia; a state of nirvana - tranquility, a place where happiness resides, where sorrow has no place, where joy knows no boundaries; does such place even exists? I do not know any place that resembles the literal designation of Shangri-La, nonetheless, more importantly for me is: will I ever experience such a state of being? I say - yes - and I have. I have found Shangri-La within myself many a times. Say-like, in that last drag of smoke I inhaled, when my mother was declared stable, those rare occasion when I walked my little sister to school just to hear her talk, when I earned my first degree, when I experienced love reciprocated, the calmness she bestowed on me that I felt, knowing I'd always have her; vice versa. When I listened to magic sipping my "holy-water" in some crowded bar, or for that matter a warm snuggle inside my quilt on a nippy winter morning, and those sound of rain drops kissing the earth that sounds akin to the Beethoven's master-piece. I have courted Shangri-La on each of these occasions. She appeared as lovely as ever; at times lovelier than other. Mmmmm. . . how I can use the last one for now. The premises I threw up there are meant to draw one conclusion, that being; Shangri-La is not out there, it is within us. I humbly refuse to agree upon the argument of any learned ones that there is such a Shangri-La, as in one size fits all. If it exists at all, then it has to be within ourselves, for each of us to perceive the way we experience it. And if two people can actually find one Shangri-La, ah! could there be more beautiful a sight to behold? I bet each one of you have found your Shangri-La, ditto like mine albeit with (possible) slight digress. Now, if we are talking about a Shangri-La, in bodily form, a place, and picture; I know where it exists for me. I would tell you if only I could see my home. Yep that's my Shangri-La. It exists. And guess what, I do not need a picturesque depiction to confirm it. It is there, I know it is! In my heart - I have millions of Shangri-La(s). IndisGuise:)