To Mike jury duty day

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Wow!

That is so awesome!

Thanks, for sharing your sweet story.

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> Namah Sivaya all,

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> Thought i'd update everyone on the municipal seva (jury duty) day.  As

> i sat in the huge room with the other 150 people or so that were

> asking to be excused, i was sick with worry that i would have to miss

> the beginning of the tour with my daughter if i couldn't convince the

> judge that i should be excused.  Seriously, i was nauseous with worry

> and aprehension.  About 3 or 4 PM, as i sat there, i remembered what i

> already had known, but for some reason had decided to go the drama

> route: Mother's will be done.  It all lifted off of me.  i opened my

> Awaken Children V. 4 and began reading.  I would read for a bit, then

> chant my mantra for a bit, then read some more.  I would look at the

> pictures of Mother in the book as i said my mantra and after a bit i

> closed my eyes and there she was, smiling at me! She seemed to be

> chiding me... "You silly boy."

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> As the moment passed and i returned to the book, here is what faced

> me.  The words of Amme Yennu Loru:

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> Why is it that my hairs stand on end

> When I remember the word 'Amma'?

> Why do I forget everything else

> When I think of Mother, my Mother?

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> Thirst and hunger have left me,

> I have also forgotten my daily bath,

> I know not what day or date this is,

> I forget everything in the thought of mother.

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> What is my mind pining for?

> Why does my body tremble when I look

> At the blue sea, the blue sky

> And the white clouds?

> Mother's sweet form

> Is a solace for suffering minds,

> Now my only thought is

> When will I see her again?

> When will mother come to me?

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> It didn't take long for a big smile to settle all over me and i knew

> everything would be fine.

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> When, at about 5:15, it was my turn to sit at the table with the

> Judge, lawyers and court people, i walked up with a huge smile filling

> me entirely and sat in the chair and beamed at all of them.  These

> poor people had been sitting there all day listening to reason after

> reason that people felt were important enough in their worlds to

> warrant excusal.  They were tired and probably sad because of all the

> requests that they had to deny because, even though they were

> hardships in the lives of the petitioners, didn't fall into the

> definition of a legal reason for excusal.  I didn't envy them.

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> As i beamed my smile to each of them, things just seemed to relax.

> They smiled back and the Judge asked me to explain my reason.  I told

> him very briefly that i had a religious event that my daughter and i

> were attending and that we would be leaving to drive to Seattle about

> the 26th.  (The trial was to start next Monday and was projected to go

> to the jury in 2 weeks.)  I handed him a printout from the website

> with the schedule and he looked at it, commented that it was a very

> set schedule starting on June first in Seattle and if i served, would

> make things very tight.  One of the lawyers reminded him that we

> planned to leave on the 26th and stated that he felt i should be

> excused.  The judge smiled and asked the other attorney.  He agreed

> and the Judge made the order to the Clerk and we all had a round of

> big smiles as i thanked them and left.

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> Passing through as Amma mows down obstacles,

> Mike

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