tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post116495070353734974..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: LIFE TEACHES ME A LESSON, DEATH, TOO...and then there's the BOOK newsPatry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165372217052661382006-12-05T18:30:00.000-08:002006-12-05T18:30:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165115919500927552006-12-02T19:18:00.000-08:002006-12-02T19:18:00.000-08:00Oh, Alexandra, I'm so glad that didn't happen--tho...Oh, Alexandra, I'm so glad that didn't happen--though I suppose it could have. O'Connor's world is all too real.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165107116358586272006-12-02T16:51:00.000-08:002006-12-02T16:51:00.000-08:00I was worried as I began your Thanksgiving story t...I was worried as I began your Thanksgiving story that it would have an unpleasant Flannery O'Connoresque ending but thankfully it didn't! When I see people pulled over I sometimes think of stopping but sadly am afraid. I think I lived in Los Angeles too long and became paranoid!Alex Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109059018269508607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165103163465256412006-12-02T15:46:00.000-08:002006-12-02T15:46:00.000-08:00tara: Wonderful story, and I do believe it's true:...tara: Wonderful story, and I do believe it's true: someone always DOES come along. <BR/><BR/>As for my one-line obits, I should probably give links so you can learn more about these remarkable individuals, both the sung and the unsung. <BR/><BR/>colleen: Growing up, I was taught that we sometimes entertain angels unaware. It was a quote that came to mind when I met this young man. Angels and Buddhas are probably not all that different...<BR/><BR/>deborah: It's interesting that you use the word judgment. Often I've tried not to judge other people, but learning not to judge experience takes it to another level. p.s. I love that you always leave a trail of peace when you leave.<BR/><BR/>bloglily: I love your phrase "caring for travelers." I think that what struck me in this experience was that I realized I was also a traveler, and the young man I'd stopped to help was also caring for me.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165092947152183932006-12-02T12:55:00.000-08:002006-12-02T12:55:00.000-08:00Thank you for this Patry. It's exactly what a blo...Thank you for this Patry. It's exactly what a blog post should do and be. I often think, when I see young men like him, just barely old enough to be on their own, about how important it is to care for travelers, people who need just a tiny bit of help or good cheer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165092395157007982006-12-02T12:46:00.000-08:002006-12-02T12:46:00.000-08:00Thank you for sharing this! Just what I'm doing a...Thank you for sharing this! <I>Just what I'm doing at the moment...</I> Brilliant. No judgement, just another life experience. I will take this with me. <I>Much peace, JP</I>JP (mom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03120439923927414464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165087970183020482006-12-02T11:32:00.000-08:002006-12-02T11:32:00.000-08:00I often wonder if these kinds of encounters might ...I often wonder if these kinds of encounters might be those of Buddhas in disguise or monks in the making? <BR/><BR/>I'd like to meet those people too! More Buddhas? Aren't we all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165084115352025692006-12-02T10:28:00.000-08:002006-12-02T10:28:00.000-08:00I love the philosophy of the stranger you stopped ...I love the philosophy of the stranger you stopped to help! Wise words. Reminds me of an elderly woman in Paris who was waiting to cross the street. My friend came along and asked if she needed help. She accepted, as my friend helped who walk across the street. She asked her what she would have done if she hadn't come along. The old lady replied, "Well someone always does come along." :)<BR/><BR/>The obit tidbits are wonderful - they always make me want to know more about that person.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165077934015108162006-12-02T08:45:00.000-08:002006-12-02T08:45:00.000-08:00coll: I'm such a slow learner; I seem to need an a...coll: I'm such a slow learner; I seem to need an aha moment every day!<BR/><BR/>melba: Oh, I definitely wouldn't have stopped if I were alone--even if the kid did remind me of my son. Unfortunately, it's just too risky.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165075141401752012006-12-02T07:59:00.000-08:002006-12-02T07:59:00.000-08:00"It isn't good or bad. It's just what I am doing r..."It isn't good or bad. It's just what I am doing right now." .. definitely an "ah-ha" moment . Thank you for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165072099387890162006-12-02T07:08:00.000-08:002006-12-02T07:08:00.000-08:00chiefbiscuit: First of all, I'm glad to see you ba...chiefbiscuit: First of all, I'm glad to see you back. I'll have to stop by your place and find out how your NaNo experience went! And yes, I'm afraid I'm influenced by the America's Most Wanted syndrome myself. Normally, I wouldn't even think of stopping. Must have been the combination of Thanksgiving's goodwill, and the resemblance to my son.<BR/><BR/>tinker: I wish he had a blog so we could check in on him now and then! Damn, I wish I'd suggested that to him!Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165046101701530732006-12-01T23:55:00.000-08:002006-12-01T23:55:00.000-08:00"this is just what I'm doing now. It's not good or..."this is just what I'm doing now. It's not good or bad unless I think it is."<BR/><BR/>If he's casting such pearls of wisdom at this young age, it makes me wonder about him as an adult. If only we could someday find out the rest of his story...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165041807781472622006-12-01T22:43:00.000-08:002006-12-01T22:43:00.000-08:00I am impressed that you stopped - you've given me ...I am impressed that you stopped - you've given me another view of America (now that I've finally worked out that you are from there!) I didn't think Americans stopped for anyone - too dangerous. I guess I was pleased to hear that you helped him (I'd be like you and see my own son ...) and that it wasn't someone else who might've taken advantage of his lovely nature - or am I being overly suspicious of America's dangerous-ness? (I must admit to being influenced from watching 'America's Most Wanted' - tho' why we are offered that programme on our TV, I've no idea.)Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165030371895532052006-12-01T19:32:00.000-08:002006-12-01T19:32:00.000-08:00gary: glad you got it straightened out. For severa...gary: glad you got it straightened out. For several hours, I couldn't get on my own blog either.<BR/><BR/>r: All we need is the VW bus...Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165029589887692722006-12-01T19:19:00.000-08:002006-12-01T19:19:00.000-08:00sounds like a hippie, love it! Makes me long for t...sounds like a hippie, love it! Makes me long for the good ole days when hanging out was an art.rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165023569636487772006-12-01T17:39:00.000-08:002006-12-01T17:39:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165020536772491152006-12-01T16:48:00.000-08:002006-12-01T16:48:00.000-08:00Thanks for the heads up...somehow a check box got ...Thanks for the heads up...somehow a check box got unchecked in the "new" Blogger. Hopefully it works now...Just as an aside I was having trouble getting into yours this evening. All I kept getting was the blogger bar...someday they'll fix all these things.Gary Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538889263637608828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165003009720646642006-12-01T11:56:00.000-08:002006-12-01T11:56:00.000-08:00Gary, also wanted to let you know that I've tried,...Gary, also wanted to let you know that I've tried, but I'm not able to get on your blog.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1165002953848994082006-12-01T11:55:00.000-08:002006-12-01T11:55:00.000-08:00ascenderrises: An attiude certainly evident in you...ascenderrises: An attiude certainly evident in your work!<BR/><BR/>gary: I carry on revolutions, at least in my head, just about every day. How about you?Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1164996828515000122006-12-01T10:13:00.000-08:002006-12-01T10:13:00.000-08:00Imagine if everyone started thinking of everything...Imagine if <B>everyone</B> started thinking of everything in their life that way! <BR/>There is the revolution that's been trying to <B>be</B> for a long time.<BR/>Seems to me like that's what most religious movements have started out as, a revolutionary way of seeing and being.Gary Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538889263637608828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1164993166391153652006-12-01T09:12:00.000-08:002006-12-01T09:12:00.000-08:00"no but I am going to learn"... what a wonder atti..."no but I am going to learn"... what a wonder attitude; learning to say 'not yet' as opposed to just 'not'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1164991552961665982006-12-01T08:45:00.000-08:002006-12-01T08:45:00.000-08:00r.a.: I hadn't thought of that...thank you for not...r.a.: I hadn't thought of that...thank you for noticing.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1164988969372370622006-12-01T08:02:00.000-08:002006-12-01T08:02:00.000-08:00I like what you modeled for him too, patry. Good l...I like what you modeled for him too, patry. Good lessons all the way around.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1164987645064205502006-12-01T07:40:00.000-08:002006-12-01T07:40:00.000-08:00sky: I considered the "good weed" possibility, but...sky: I considered the "good weed" possibility, but in this case, I don't think so. Maybe he really was a student of zen, or was blessed with a rare placid nature that was meant to be a lesson to all he encountered. As a mother, though, I really love the idea that his parents may have modelled this kind of radical acceptance.<BR/><BR/>delia: I love your phrase "zen master boy with a flat tire". If I'd thought of it, it would have made a much better title! <BR/><BR/>I don't know if writers necessarily encounter more interesting people--or we've just trained ourselves to "study" them with our pen when they come along.<BR/><BR/>tarakuanyin: I think of him as Thanksgiving's final blessing.<BR/><BR/>marilyn: There are so many things that go into the way we react to experiences we judge as unpleasant: genetics, past experience, and maybe more powerful than all of them: HORMONES. It's pretty hard to argue with PMS or peri-menopause...they play by their own rules. But I'm with you on taping ACCEPTANCE of what IS to my forehead and giving it a try.<BR/><BR/>tish: Oh, but our whining sessions are so much fun! p.s. I hope you know that one reason I had to stop was because Rachel inspired me.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1164985580924606822006-12-01T07:06:00.000-08:002006-12-01T07:06:00.000-08:00Lol, I should adopt a bit of his attitude...but th...Lol, I should adopt a bit of his attitude...but then I'd have nothing to whine to you about on the phone.<BR/><BR/>TishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com