Penance

[Andrea Innes-Michailov]

I have heard that story too, is there a connection between this and Penance,
well making better choices, choosing not to fall in the same hole again and
again, finding our power to make better choices, it seems silly to fall in
the same hole again and again yet we all do it!!!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Russ Irwin
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:32 AM
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: Penance
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:18:10 -0500, Andrea wrote:
>
> >How is it you know of these etymologies?
> >"apostrepho" or "epistrepho"; that is, "I turn back on the road
> I have been
> >traveling, I change my mind (metamelomai), I repent (metanoia)"
> >Being the "wanna be linguist" that I am...
> >I had to ask.
>
> Not sure exactly what you meant here, but it reminded me of
> something I had read several years ago.
> I don't mean this as for you, but rather it's how I now look at
> myself. I can't find the article,
> but from memory it went something like this:
>
> I was walking down a road
> There was a big hole in the road
> I fell in
> It wasn't my fault
> I felt helpless because I couldn't get out
> I finally did get out, but it took forever.
>
> I was walking down the same road
> There was a big hole in the road
> I saw it but I still fell in
> It wasn't my fault
> I felt helpless for awhile
> I finally got out again.
>
> I was walking down the same road
> There was that same big hole in the road
> I pretended I didn't see it but I still fell in
> It was my fault
> I got out much quicker this time.
>
> I was walking down the same road
> There was still that same big hole in the road
> I saw it
> I walked down another road.
>
> Russ
>