Shhh. I am the Presidentess of a secret island nation. My country is so advanced, we have long rid ourselves of health issues, power struggles, arms races ('cause arms don't race that fast), animal abuse, and, of course, bacon. Now is not the time to withhold all that I know, and so I blog.
(continued from the last article) He loves to cut corners, entertain, and dance with little old ladies a little too vigorously. True to his character, here are some of his wisest offerings. 1. Tents can be pitched and enjoyed just as easily upside down. People who believe that tents should only be constructed right-way-up are correctist. Or Swiss.
My father has been called eccentric, artistic, too honest, idealistic, incapable (my mother’s contribution), and very funny. Growing up with him was thrilling and frustrating. Money was meaningless to him; much to the great vexation of my mother who paid the bills. An engineer, he constructed and fixed things with metal. For payment, he accepted anything that his clients showed up with: broken stereos, old TV’s and cars, a bag of crabs, baked cakes, cooking utensils…
When I caught up with my girlfriend this week, she told me that all of her friends and relatives had decided to stay the weekend in her home. Each of them made the decision independantly, unbeknownst to the other friends and family members. I said, “It sounds a lot like the 100th Monkey Syndrome – or at least, a hundred monkeys are staying at your home right now". Her face registered nothing; I had lost her.
Here’s a story: There was a man who wanted nothing in life except to cultivate his relationship with the great Divine. He lived in the forest, had no possessions, meditated and prayed. Though not belonging to any spiritual affiliation, one could say that he lived as a monk. He honoured one rule more than any: to never lie in his thoughts, words or actions. This would surely guarantee him a one way passage into the heart of his beloved God.
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