Angela, one of the great satisfactions in my life is to meet with a client in jail (and for the very first time), and have her/him say that they were really happy that I'm their attorney because they've heard about me from other inmates and they know that they are in good hands.
** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Such a person would be awesome in the courtroom, > Marek. > > > > --- Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Marek Reavis" wrote: "A truly good person is in > > the flow of life, > > the Tao. In that flow ownership of action doesn't > > exist because > > everything is flowing with their intentions, like > > having the wind at > > your back." > > > > Marek, > > > > Thanks for using that popular metaphor -- it > > suddenly hit me from a > > new angle. (So keep using those old saws out there > > people!) > > > > To have the wind at one's back, it turns out, is > > merely one side of > > the concept. > > > > There's the other side too. > > > > Case in point: To be literal, a "lesson" that all > > trikke newbies have > > happen to them is that they start out trikking with > > the wind at their > > backs, but it is such a slight breeze that they > > never notice it; then, > > when they decide to return home, the same pathway > > now has this > > "hurricane" blowing them to a standstill. Oh, > > there's another "wind" > > too: a Trikke is lovingly called a "invisible slope > > detection device" > > by trikkers, because if you're just learning how to > > carve, you find > > out that virtually no surface is level and that in > > one direction you > > can trikke pretty good as a newbie, but in the other > > you cannot go > > even a single foot forwards -- until you truly learn > > how to work the > > beast. Can't call yourself a trikker until you can > > go up a steep hill! > > > > To have the wind at one's back (God's help) and not > > be enlightened -- > > oooo, prepare for a shock any second! You're going > > along great and > > think you're on top of things, then suddenly your > > direction in life > > changes and you come to dead stop without any > > resources to move > > forwards at the easy-peasy pace you were enjoying > > just moments before. > > One thinks one's really trucking entirely on one's > > own merits, then > > OOPS! where's my support of nature go? I have this > > happen all the > > time to me when a scenario requires me to have a > > whole notch more > > compassion or insight or other personality dynamic, > > and BANG, there I > > am with no real traction and a lot of growth needed. > > > > I'm reminded of Karna, Arjuna's evil twin, who had > > this tapas-earned > > boon that would have wiped out Arjuna's whole army > > in a blink, but > > when he went to use it (a mantra that basically was > > like pulling the > > trigger on an atomic bomb) he couldn't remember the > > damned mantra! > > Just like that, suddenly, Karna came up short -- > > thought he was a big > > shot -- "It's all downhill from here, Baby!" -- but > > when the direction > > of the battle changed, he suddenly found that all > > his powers were for > > naught, and that he was lacking the ability he truly > > needed to call > > himself a complete warrior (trikker) -- in this case > > it was his > > inability to retain subtlety while in the heat of > > battle. > > > > Trikkers know all about subtlety, let me tell ya! A > > small scattering > > of pebbles can getcha plowing the sod with a > > shoulder if hit them > > "just so," and a "light wind" can slow one down so > > much that people > > with aluminum walkers start shooting by like hot-rod > > teens! Oh, the > > shame of it if one doesn't have the chops to meet > > the challenges of > > wind and pebbles. > > > > So, thanks, Marek, for a new insight into the > > support of nature being > > an all time reality for the enlightened who are > > always sliding down > > the gravity well with the wind at their backs -- > > it's a free ride all > > the way! They're surfing, always in freefall, and > > wondering what the > > rest of us are talking about: gravity? eh? whacha > > talkin' 'bout > > gravity? There's no gravity! > > > > Edg > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >
