--- In [email protected], off_world_beings 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Er...this is a silly argument. Go back to the 19th century in 
India, 
> when a woman would have as 16 or 20 kids in a lifetime, many of 
them 
> died, or still born, or disappeared, or even sold, maybe having 6 
or 
> 7 survive. As far as I know preople got married at 13. It was 
> commonplace. So, one kid of 9 going off into the VERY established 
> tradition of seeking knowledge from a monestary or spiritual 
master, 
> would not be viewed the same as it is in our modern western world. 
> Add to that, I believe the story is that Guru Dev ran away twice. 
The 
> first time they searched and brought him back. The second time 
they 
> must have accepted that he was destined to seek for knowledge. Or, 
> maybe they really did have the experiences described that he 
seemed 
> like an Avatar from day one. Who knows.
> 
> OffWorld

Seems likely.

>  --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" 
> <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
> >
> > Spraig, new bumper stickers:
> > 
> > I'm not being negligent, my kid's a saint!
> > Your kid is on honor role, my kid saved the world from sin.
> > 
These are great!

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