--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I remember an old novel/film "Shoes Of The Fisherman," which > > was about a Pope who actually went back to Christ's > > original message and used the money of the Catholic > > Church to feed the poor rather than dress in fancy > > robes and look important. Or collect high priced art. Why not sell > > your collection and give it to the poor. Why not walk the talk. > > My collection is already willed to a Tibetan group > that deserves it. Until then, I indulge myself by > enjoying it and sharing it with those who might > also enjoy it. I freely admit that this isn't > "walking the walk" as much as I admire in fictional > heros. But that's what makes them fictional. > > The Tibetan group will take out a loan on the col- > lateral of the tsakli and thangkas and the other > Tibetan objects currently in my possession, and use > it to spread the dharma. Are these monks less > fictional than I am? Almost certainly. Do I feel > that I have to feel bad about that? Sorry, no.
I am not trying to make you or anyone feel bad. Nor am I advocating that everyone take a vow of poverty. It just stikes me that many people are quick to recognize "foibles" in others (real or imagined, informed or uninformed) and suggest how others should self-correct. But such observers often have parallel, though perhaps of lesser magnitude, "flaws" in their own lives. Especially me. :) But writing about it brings it more clearly to my attention and perhaps over time helps align my values with "true north". Or east-facing. :) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
