Universal Law of Recompense was Donkeys and the Camino

[Ida Cote-Persson]

Howard,

Bravo!

You've put into words what's in many of our hearts. Buen Camino...

John Persson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Murphy" <HmcellardykeaAOL.COM>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:00 AM
Subject: Universal Law of Recompense was Donkeys and the Camino


> From Howard In Scotland
>
> Dear Friends,
> This is a copy of a message sent to Kathryn.Finnawwu.edu I hope she will
not
> mind me sharing it with you.
>
> You will be pleased to know despite all the bad times, the many good
> experiences I enjoyed from the time of walking into Glasgow Airport,
> Scotland too my return to Glasgow and home to Cellardyke Harbour
outweighed
> the bad by 99%. The people I met and the kindness received throughout my
> journey felt as though the Spirit and love of the Camino were with me all
the
> way.
>
> I would love the opportunity to make another pilgrimage from the beginning
> in France to Santiago taking much longer. No harm in wishing but reality
is a
> different thing with taking ill on the way home and the long time to
recover
> I doubt if my doctor's would agree.
>
> Shortly I will be making a Santiago de Compostela display on the wall at
the
> side of my chair then as I look up my mind, heart and soul will measure
each
> step along the 'Milky Way.' A dream pilgrimage in virtual reality meeting
> even more friends and enjoying the Camino Fellowship once again.
>
> I met so much love everyday of my journey from airport staff, travellers,
> taxi drivers, Hostal Owners, (washing & ironing my shirt), staff and
owners
> in Tapas Bars, cafe staff (sewing a button back on), shopkeepers, priests,
> albergue owners,
> hospitaleros, pilgrims, the Sister at Santiago Cathedral, members of the
two
> mailing lists and the list goes on and on. I can only feel that my cup
> runneth over and I am blessed.
>
> For the display I have the front page of the La Rioja Newspaper showing
the
> photo of Paulo Coelho and myself, photo's of the camino and a collection
of
> pins from Logrono to Santiago. A pity I cannot add the camino pins from
the
> beginning in France to Logrono to make a complete collection. The only
> problem with a virtual reality journey is the lack of acceptance of dream
> money.*<I:{)}
>
> Every Blessing
> Howard
>
> Hmcellardykeaaol.com
>