[Gocamino] Angels disguise

[Elcaminomejala at aol.com]

Agree with u a lot...meanwhile, in the world of reality...seems  easier for 
most of us to keep the Camino as a chimera than a live-in  reality...
 
 
In a message dated 5/17/2007 9:18:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
kathygower at hotmail.com writes:

I  disagree somewhat...In order for anyone to actually change their  
behaviors 
and themselves into what they see CAN indeed be a way of  being (they've 
experienced that on the Camino), they have to reflect  on it and be able to 
find ways in their lives to practice it.   It can be very simple, but as some 
of the Camino "elders" have  pointed out, to those back in our lives at home, 
outside of a few  questions about where have you been and why did you go, the 
 
experience gets lost.

This culture lacks the witness for the  most part...which is why we frequent 
list serves like this---to keep  those experiences alive.  If we can't find 
words for the  experiences or actions to reflect them, the memories get 
distant or  lost.

Think of the easy repoire that occurs around the refugio  tables--shared 
experience that has transcended culture, language,  gender, age, etc.  
Meaningful experience.

Keeping the  experience and way of being alive and giving back takes many 
forms,  not just being a hospitalero (and even they get burned out...), but  
what about practicing that openness to others at home?  It does  take an act 
of will, too.




From:  Elcaminomejala at aol.com
To: gocamino at oakapple.net
Subject: Re:  [Gocamino] Angels in disguise
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 21:05:25  EDT






It'll be really great if it could  continue after the physical Camino,  in 
our
realm of  realities we live in most of the time, wouldn't it...but  seems  
that
something happens and we leave it there, all there, as a  nice  Camino
memory...




In a message dated  5/17/2007 8:55:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
machi at telsur.cl  writes:

> In the olden days, pilgrims were seen as Godde's  messengers,  hence
> they were to be treated well -- in case  they were 'angels  in
> disguise' I guess.

Dear  Claire, I think  that's great! Such a magnificent job to  do
while walking El  Camino; to be "angels in  disguise"!

>From a quiet  autumn's night at the shores of  Patagonia

Machi
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