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Hey folks. The Camino may not be what you expect. You may not resolve the
questions you bring. You might find pleasure you wouldn't entertain at
home. You may not want the fun you imagined if it presents itself. Be open.
And, of course, be respectful. Both of other's peace and of other's fun.
None of us has the answer, but getting along together is much of the work
and much of the joy.
<p>blessings!
<br>Liza
<p>wisdom's aspirant wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><font size=+0>Maybe different people approach holy
places with different needs. Maybe this person lives a very stressful life,
maybe a corporate life, and needs a place to walk and party. I think the
Camino may be a different place for each person.</font>
<br><font size=+0>Maybe it's analogous to sex. Some people laugh and play
in sex. For others it is very solemn, like meeting the Queen.</font>
<br><font size=+0>Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine
at a party.</font>
<br><font size=+0>I. personally, do not plan to party my way along. But,
to me, being holy does not mean being solemn.</font>
<p><font size=+0>Deanna</font>
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<p><font size=+0>At 03:18 PM 3/5/03 -0800, you wrote:</font>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font size=+0>If you want to walk,
party, and drink lots of wine then go somewhere else. The Camino
is a sacred place full of literally millions of people´s hopes, dreams,
questions, pain, epiphanies, growth. Treat it as you would a holy
place for it is indeed a living church made of the souls of people from
all the world.</font>
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