Lighten up

[Ana Young]

Sorry Lydia, but the dialogue you noted under your
message doesn't seem at all nasty or destructive ...
or even off-topic, as a key Camino experience is
related directly along with how pilgrims view this
list.

The original messages addressed cultural issues -
opinions about how pilgrims refer to themselves and
are referred by others when they travel. The latest
remarks about world leaders, while off-topic strictly
speaking, were brief and harmless. No one was denying
anyone the right to support whom they wish or feel as
they wish.

Happy holidays,
Ana

--- Lydia Banales <lydiaaBANALES.NET> wrote:
> This kind of dialogue, destructive and nasty, does
> not belong here. If I
> choose to support my President that is my right and
> it should not be
> criticized or even discussed here.

> Ana Young wrote:
>
> >--- Jeffrey Crawley <jt.crawleyaUKONLINE.CO.UK>
> wrote:
>
> >>Whatever our nationality we get judged our profile
> >>on the world stage,
> >>mainly through the way our politicians behave and,
> >>sadly we ge the
> >>politicians we deserve, you got Bush, we got Blair
> >>and poor old Spain
> >>(who've seen enough politics over the last 70
> years
> >>to last a lifetime) got
> >>Azanar.
>
> >Hi Jeffrey, Tagelle and group,
> >
> >Couldn't agree more with you, friends. But I do
> have
> >to disagree on one teeny tiny point: I don't
> consider
> >this a "Christian" site - or at least not only a
> >Christian site. Yes, our Camino began as a
> Christian
> >pilgrimage and to many it's still a Christian
> >tradition, but to call this list only Christian is
> to
> >do it a disservice, I believe.
> >
> >What universality we're seeing now in the Camino's
> >modern rebirth! People from all corners of the
> earth
> >and of every persuasion are walking and riding the
> Way
> >- and seeking to keep it alive as we're doing.
> >
> >Last New Year's I burned my Japanese luck talismans
> >for 2002. I'm Christian but open to many shades of
> >belief. They're little good-luck charms made of
> >cardboard and special cloth, of Buddhist
> inspiration,
> >that you can get at any shrine here in Japan.
> People
> >carry them all year in their cars, purses, etc. I
> had
> >two - one for general good luck and one for safety
> in
> >travel - tied to my backpack all that year.
> >
> >I didn't know to burn them at the beginning of the
> >following year until I was advised to do so by a
> >Japanese pilgrim I met in Los Arcos during my '02
> >Camino.
> >
> >Happy holidays,
> >Ana from Japan

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