C, J, et al.; I am also allergic to poison ivy. When I was '13' I caught 'pV' from playing in my backyard (Mt-St-Hilaire). The severe reaction led me to the hospital seeing that I'd had contaminated my entire body by dispersing the plant toxins through scratching my constant itches.
Anyway, I've learned my lesson by becoming much more aware of the environmental consequences of allergenic 'weed' plants in my environment. This reminds me of story.... Yes, yet another... In the summer of 1998 I traveled to Oka, Quebec. I stayed on the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory. I arrived there having hitchhiked from Montreal. My goal was simple: to escape the big city to camp in a natural and quite forest. I often travel for this reason. I arrived in Kahnawake just as the sun had set. In a semi-panic state, I searched the grounds to find a place to lay my tent before darkness. Drums were beating, fires were lighting the sky, and I suddenly found a solution. A wonderful woman appeared from the scene and pointed with her finger the direction where I should install my tent. It was dark and I spent two hours fixing my home in this forest. Little did I know but it turned out that this area was infected with poison ivy. In the morning, very early..., the chanting of the drums awoke and drew me to a peace gathering in the center of the POWWOW/Campground. Seeing that I'd already been severely infected by pV when I was a child, I did not fall into this environmental trap. When I walked out from my tent I saw the pV, stopped dead in my tracks, and pondered the deeper intentions of this Mohakw woman. That day I did not get infected, but learned an important lesson. Respect nature. Since then I've never been infected by poison Ivy. I know it, and recognize it. Ok then... Hmmm... I guess that... my point is that we should teach respect instead of fear. Rbn Perhaps I was free... Perhaps it gave me the insight to recognize respect... Nature is my teacher... Nature is my soap for today's social dirt... Peace, Rbn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Sherry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BdNow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: September 22, 2002 4:08 PM Subject: Re: Acceptable GM? > Thanks for this insightful response, Chris. These are the GOOD questions to > ask. I recall Starhawk saying something about poison oak on the west coast > was not always poisonous to humans. Something about wiping so many things > off the face of the earth (and displacing others that should be growing > there), that it evolved into something poisonous to humans. > > Perhaps your daughter has some sort of extra radar for plants that the > others in the family do not have. > > Blessings, > Jane > > > From: "Christy Korrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:58:22 -0500 > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Acceptable GM? > > > > My oldest daughter is allergic to poison ivy. Does that mean we should wipe > > the plant off of the face of the Earth, or does it mean that we find the > > reason that she in allergic and try to heal that! In the process she'll > > become more aware of where her feet come to rest, what she must do to care > > for her health, what the consequences are for being lazy and unaware.She'll > > ask question such as why is there a plant that does this, what purpose does > > it serve, why does it affect just me in my family, is this an imbalance > > that is nutritional or spiritual? >
