--- In [email protected], "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Barry left out the context of the story.
Barry didn't know it. :-) The only time I've ever seen that quote is in the email from 'Dave.' > It's from 'The Whole Thing > The Real Thing' , a brief biography of Shri Guru Deva, > English version by Prem C. Pasricha - from the Hindi > book by Rameswar Tiwari > > In the story, a guy shows up at Guru Dev's ashram and > starts criticizing Guru Dev. The ashramites want to > throw him out but Guru Dev said what Barry quoted above. > As the story continued, the fellow was left to rant for > quite a while until he finally got tired. The ashramites > then prepared him a good meal and gave him 2 rupees so he > could take a horse carriage home and wouldn't have to walk. > The next day the guy returned to the ashram to sing the > praises of Guru Dev. Thanks for the story. So what's your interpretation of the story? Does it change the meaning of the quote in any way, or only reinforce it?
