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Date: December 10, 2003 at 07:23:04
From: eric, [dyn-pool15-153.hargray.net]
Subject: Peace Kids |
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This is taken from a casual email correspondence,
un-edited. Take it for what you like.
We are off to all of the grandparents' homes for
holiday cheer.
Also, I just spent last weekend with a group of high
school aged kids
at a Unitarian retreat in the mountains in NC. It was
rather
incredible. I don't know if you are familiar with
Unitarianism, but
it is a "religion" based on freedom of beliefs and
respect for
others. Our "fellowship" has a good mixture of
Christians, Jews,
Buddists, Muslims, Atheists as well as a few
others. The main goal is
understanding. Anyhow, these kids were
awesome. The workshops they
participated in were Tibetan Prayer Flag making,
Origami Peace Doves,
Meditation, and a few others. Watching them
interact with each other
was hugely awe inspiring. At "church" (in a large
"treehouse" on top
of a mountain) on Sunday two kids played the
piano while everyone
(about 150) sang Lennon's Imagine to start.
Another kid played his
guitar later and sang Zeppelin's Rain Song. I'm still
a bit moved
after having seen all that I saw.
-Eric
ps Rain Song:
It is the springtime of my lovin'
The second season I am to know
You are the sunlight in my growin'
So little warmth I've felt before.
It isn't hard to feel me glowin'
I watched the fire that grew so low.
It is the summer of my smiles
Flee from me Keepers of the Gloom.
Speak to me only with your eyes
It is to you I give this tune.
Ain't so hard to recognise oh-oh-oh
These things are clear to all from time to time.
Hoooh. Ah~hoh~oh~oh. Talk, talk, talk, talk Hey!
I felt the coldness of my winter
I never thought it would ever go
I cursed the gloom that set upon us,'pon us, 'pon
us
But I know that I love you so, ahhh-whoah
But I know that I love you so oh.
These are the seasons of emotion
And like the wind they rise and fall
This is the wonder of devotion
I see the torch we all must hold.
This is the mystery of the quotient, quotient
Ahh upon us all, upon us all a little rain must fall.
Just a little rain ohh-yeah,
Ah ooh~ooh-yeah~yeah~yeah!
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