Fwd: Preparation for Pilgrimage

[rae zamarippa]

Cathie, I think that this is enough to take on the trip.  I've gotten a few
email where these guys are carrying less than 5 pounds.  They say everything
is on the way and no need to carry preperations.  Just water.  I'm liking
this, A LOT!  Check out this letter.  It's pretty amazing.  I've skimmed
through it a few times.  Glad you liked my poem.
Paul, I hope you don't mind being included in this email.  I'm about to fall
apart.  Long day of shmoozing and kissing some serious ass.
ciao amigos.
moi


>From: Ida Cote-Persson <icoteperssonaBAK.RR.COM>
>Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
>To: GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu
>Subject: Preparation for Pilgrimage
>Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 07:03:22 -0700
>
>To all,
>
>I received the following from Father Joseph Nietlong of Saint Helen's
>Catholic Mission in Oracle, AZ regarding preparation for pilgrimage:
>
>Here's the thought : Pilgrimage is to be taken, I think, as a paradigm of
>our Journey through life. There sure are moments of joy, and those of
>sorrow, moments of sheer pleasure and those of sheer pain and hurts. There
>will be moments when the road or path is down hill and  others when the
>road winds or goes straight and uphill all the way. There are moments when
>you are caught up in the hussle and bustle of the crowd and there will be
>somber, quiet times when you are lost in your own thoughts. There are times
>when you will wonder who or what ever brought this mad crazy world into
>existence, but there will be times when as the psalmist wrote; 'the whole
>world is charged (filled) with the splendor and glory of God. Through all
>these you come back with a sense of a renewed purpose to accept all of life
>and your place in it--before God and other human beings. Own all the
>negatives and positive in yourself, be gentle with self and others and
>strive to be happy  as you spread happiness in your corner of the world. We
>are nothing but pilgrims on our way to God. The time it takes for each one
>of us to complete our pilgrimage varies, short or long the duration matters
>less than the experience. Some travel heavily ladden and are festooned with
>the things of this world. Others travell light with only their hearts to
>carry. Some try to carry their home  with them while  others feel at home
>wherever they go. But lots of Americans, like snails prefer to carry their
>homes with them and are so entangled with accessories and want to catch and
>imprison the experience in photographs and videos and end up being
>distracted from enjoying the presence  while other just simply live out
>every moment as if it were the last the've got.  Hope this 'on the spur of
>the moment'  random thought suffices to answer you
>request.-----------------------Joseph
>


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