--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "do.rflex" <do.rflex@> 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?


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